Exchanging Knowledge Flashcards
Which are the different ways of knowing?
- Sense perception
- Reason
- Language
- Emotion
- Intuition
- Faith
- Memory
- Imagination
Why is sense perception important?
It provides the basis of our knowledge of the world
Which are the four characteristics of our senses?
- Human
- Variable
- Actively selective
- Interpretive
What does the human characteristic of our senses consist on?
The range of sense perception abilities and limitations in comparison to other animals
What does the variable characteristic of our senses consist on?
Our senses’ acuity vary from person to person
What does the actively selective characteristic of our senses consist on?
Unconsciously, we ignore many stimuli (unintentional blindness)
What does the interpretive characteristic of our senses consist on?
Our brains’ process of information received by senses. Differentiate between what we perceive and what we interpret
What is pareidolia?
Tendency of our brains to find significant patterns on random sensory information
What does the Gestalt theory of psychology say?
We tend to perceive objects visually as meaningful patterns or groups, rather than as collections of separate parts
Which are two ways of overcoming the limitations of sense perception?
- Technology
- Thinking critically
What can we do to think critically?
- Pay attention
- Suspend expectations
- Disentangle observation from interpretation
- Check your own observations
