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Perception. “WHAT we see depends mainly on what we look for.” Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913) British statesman. Young Girl-Old Woman Illusion information from mathworld.wolfram.com.
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Perception “WHAT we see depends mainly on what we look for.” Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913) British statesman
Young Girl-Old Woman Illusioninformation from mathworld.wolfram.com • A famous perceptual illusion in which the brain switches between seeing a young girl and an old woman (or “wife” and “mother in law”). An anonymous German postcard from 1888 depicts the image in its earliest known form, and a rendition on an advertisement for the Anchor Buggy Company from 1890 provides another early example (IllusionWorks). For many years, the creator of this figure was thought to be British cartoonist W.E. Hill, who published it in 1915 in Puck humor magazine, an American magazine inspired by the British magazine Punch. However, Hill almost certainly adapted the figure from an original concept that was popular throughout the world on trading and puzzle cards.
M.C. Escher • The Official M.C. Escher Website
Perception Process 1- Selection 2- Organization 3- Interpretation 4- Negotiation
Influences on Perception • Physiological • Senses: see, hear, touch, taste and smell • Age: experience • Health, Fatigue, Hunger, Bio-Cycles, Psychological Challenges • Cultural • Individualism vs. collectivism • Uncertainty avoidance • Masculine vs. feminine • Power distance – eye contact
Influences on Perception • Social Roles • Gender roles – customary society learned behavior expectations, roles within a family, occupational • Self-Concept • High or low self-esteem – “…people with high self-esteem often think favorably about others. “ “What we find ‘out there’ is what we put there with our unconscious projections”
Common Tendencies • We judge ourselves more charitably than others • We pay more attention to others’ negative characteristics • We are influenced by the obvious • We cling to first impressions • We assume that others are similar to us
Perception Checking 1- Provide a description of the behavior you noticed 2- Provide at least two possible interpretations of the behavior 3- A request for clarification about how to interpret the behavior
Empathy • Completeness • Nonverbal congruency • Cultural rules • Face saving
Pillow method • Perspective taking • ………..