It is difficult to explain the process of how sense organs receive physical energy and turn it into a perceptual experience so we rely on the theories of top-down and bottom-up. ... Vision is a distance sense developed to sense objects without direct contact. ... Visual perception takes in information about the properties and locations of objects so that we can make sense of and interact with our surroundings. ... He sees perception as a hypothesis. ... According to McLeod (2007) Gibson attempted to give pilots training in depth perception during the Second World War, and this work led him to ...

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In an organizational sense, Robbins and colleagues (2001) identified selective perception, stereotyping, contrast effect, projection and the halo effect, as five frequently used shortcuts, used by managers, to judge others. ... Whilst these shortcut techniques can be valuable in the sense that they allow perceptions to be made quickly, it is not without problems. ... This is problematic in the sense that managers need to know something about the individual's honesty, ability to handle stress and other such important factors. ... A manager who is aware of the influence of these factors inf...

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I believe that Descartes argument for the existence of God makes logical sense and satisfies the need for his other argument that we need to know if anything is certain anymore because of the Evil Genius. ... The steps of reasoning Descartes goes through to contradict the idea of an Evil Genius logically makes sense and is convincing that there is a God. ... Hume's idea of self is that we are a collection of perceptions and impressions. Perceptions and impressions are visuals that strike the mind with most force or violence. Perceptions and impressions create memories that resemble ob...

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In short, the materialist feels that the information received through sense experience gives a representative picture of the outside world (the representative theory of perception), and one can not penetrate to the true essece of an object. This makes logical sense, for the only way to perceive this real essence would be to become the object itself! ... As part of his reply he might add that because it can not be sensed it is not a piece of knowledge. ... Secondary qualities are those things that are concrete (sense oriented), such as color, smell, sound, and taste. ... As previousl...

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Descartes" statement "I think therefore I exist" raises questions about the meaning of thought, the meaning of existence but most fundamentally, in what sense he can be certain. ... However, if Descartes" definition of thought was really this broad it would need to be possible to assert that having sensory perceptions was indubitable as the ability to think. However, as he asserts in the first meditation, it is not the case to believe that "I have sensory perceptions" necessarily makes it a true belief. ... Thus the assertion that "I am aware that I have sensory perceptions" is as indubitable ...

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Rene Descartes' avowal, "I think therefore I am- elicits questions about the meaning of thought, the effect of existence and most fundamentally, in what sense he can be certain; what can Descartes leave un-doubted? ... Nevertheless, if Descartes' definition of thought was this broad it would need to be possible to assert that having sensory perceptions was as unquestionable as the ability to think. However, as Descartes stresses in the first meditation, it is not the case that believing, "I have sensory perceptions- automatically makes it a true belief. ... Thus, the statement that...

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His method of doubt leads him to rely only on his mind, at least for the duration of the Meditations, and in this sense shows how the mind and body are distinct. ... In this sense Descartes is a foundationalist as he seeks to question even his most basic opinions and start again from the beginning. ... Here it is clear that one sense, sight, will fool you. ... This suggests that not even he believes in the paradox which he set out when he said that sense perception cannot give us any knowledge of the world we live in. ...

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The imaginative journey expands your ways of thinking and perception of yourself and the world around you by learning more about yourself and who you are. ... The end of all three journeys contains a sense of completion, of satisfaction and confidence that the right decisions have been made. ... indicates a sense of loneliness and solitude. ... "I know it is easier for me to lose my way forever here, than in other landscapes" (Journey to the Interior) Although the imaginative journey grants a person their freedom and independence, reality sets down rules and a sense of order and dire...

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The body on the other hand lacks in features such as privateness and intentionality, nor can the body understand or sense anything. ... Descartes argues that he is a "thing that doubts, understands, affirms, denies, wills and refuses in addition to being capable of imagining and having sensory perceptions. ...

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(Yue: 51) Adults are also observed to differ significantly in cognitive abilities such as memory span and auditory perception (Scott, 1994; Hatch: 223). ... [C] Rote learning ability It is common sense that rote learning ability is a critical factor in language learning and better memorizing ability will lead to better results in language learning. ...

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Everything we think is a sense experience by our bodies is only a predetermined thought implanted by an evil demon that controls your mind. ... He concludes that the perception of wax, in both cases, is not judged on what is seen, or felt, or heard, but rather is perceived by what wax is thought to be. ...

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The irony of this is that social identity theory came about initially through Henri Tajfel's experimental laboratory based research on social perception which highlighted cognitive biases. ... Motivational premises are not entirely excluded as individuals are motivated by the need to make sense and have a positive self image. ...

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