Multisensory perception: Our brain has the ability to perceive multiple senses at once. This helps to triangulate messages from the senses to ensure our perception of reality is accurate. For instance, watching someone’s lips move while hearing speech can give secondary confirmation that we’re h...
of inequality are not an exact match to actual levels of inequality. Risk aversion increases in groups that experience discrimination and inequality. Tools to improve disadvantaged groups' access to advancement are discussed, as are the reasons for the mismatch between reality and perception. ...
PREP.in ~The media portray her as happy and successful, but in reality she has a difficult life. PHRASESa grasp of realityHe has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.| a perception/sense of reality IELTS Speaking Topics (part 1,2,3) ...
Cognitive bias, systematic errors in the way individuals reason about the world due to subjective perception of reality. Cognitive biases are predictable patterns of error in how the human brain functions and therefore are widespread. Because cognitive b
Our brain chooses to hone in on one or very few stimuli out of the multitude of stimuli surrounding us. This is one way our brains differentiate between important and unimportant things. Due to this, our perception of a given situation is not a photographic representation of reality. Rather,...
when in reality they have overlooked or ignored a great deal of evidence refuting their beliefs—evidence which, if they had considered it, should lead them to question their beliefs. These factors may lead to risky decision making and lead people to overlook warning signs and other important in...
Gaslighting is a tactic in which a person tries to gain more power by making another person (the victim) question themselves and their reality. It works with anyone who is susceptible to gaslighting and anyone can be susceptible to it. It is a common tec
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Representational theory refers to the human desire to understand and reflect one's understanding of the world. It has been closely related to other fields like literature and philosophy and is generally viewed as the human attempt to make meaning of their perception of reality.View...
of irony: a disconnect between perception and reality. Unlike other forms of irony, verbal irony can be communicated by tone only, as when someone wearily says "What lovely weather we're having" on a dark and rainy day. In that case, the speaker's true meaning would be clear to his ...