Sense Perception Terms |
Key Figures |
change blindness
chemoreceptors coherence color blinidness common sense realism compound eyes echolocation electrosensing empiricism eyewitness testimony figure and ground |
lateral line sensing
McGurk effect optical illusion other race effect perfect pitch phenomenalism scientific realism selective perception synesthesia tone deafness visual agnosia visual grouping |
Dr. Oliver Sacks
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How can we know if our sense are reliable?
What is the role of expectation or theory in sense perception?
What is the role of language in sense perception?
Are things as they appear?
To what extent can the brain be fooled even when we know what the trick is?
What are the limitations of the senses?
How do we gain knowledge through our senses?
How are our senses and how they function different from other animals?
How has technology changed the functioning and role of the senses?
How does the extent of human senses vary from person to person?
To what extent are our sensory perceptions shaped by the reported sense perceptions of others?
To what extent can sensory perceptions be shared?
How do we know what we are detecting through senses is “true”?
Is “seeing” really “believing”?
How is perception integral to the arts?