Understanding Perception PDF - HSB3U

Understanding Perception HSB3U Confirmation Bias We tend to seek out information that supports our own view (or what we believe to be true, in any given situation, rather than to search for evidence against it We often share only our conclusions but not the logic that got us there We often point...

Understanding Perception HSB3U Confirmation Bias We tend to seek out information that supports our own view (or what we believe to be true, in any given situation, rather than to search for evidence against it We often share only our conclusions but not the logic that got us there We often point out data as the support for our own conclusions without explain We seek to prove ourselves right rather than wrong Consider the Following Numbers 60, 60 24 TIME 16, 19, 40, 65 RITES OF PASSAGE 5, 271, 111 PIZZA PIZZA PHONE # 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 DEMONINATIONS OF MONEY Are they going up to the right or down to the left? What do you see? After you see it, you will always see it  The white spheres show black dots which are not really there! The more you look, the stronger the effect. Which line is longer? They are both the same size! What do you see? What do you see? A vase or faces? A duck or bunny? How many legs do you see? Say the colour of the word, not the word itself Difficult? the right half of your brain is trying to say the colour, & the left side of your brain is trying to say the word! Can you find the faces? Romance or Fear? How does this link to studying humans? It’s all a matter of perceptions We see the world from what we have learned and lived with (our unique experiences and our collective experiences) Researchers use these perceptions to organize and discover patterns in human behaviour So, it cannot be proved or disproved, but it serves as a point of view for doing research Sociology