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Perception (5098 bytes)
3: ...es|sensory]] [[information]]. Methods of studying perception range from essentially [[biology|biological]] or ...
6: Human perception depends on the [[sense]]s. The classical five sen...
8: ==History of the study of perception==
9: The subjective nature of perception, and hence of [[cognition]], has attracted the at...
11: ...nd their perceptual effects. It was the study of perception that gave rise to the [[Gestalt]] school of psych...

Self-perception theory (2660 bytes)
1: '''Self-perception theory''' is an account of [[attitude (psychology...
3: Self-perception theory differs from [[cognitive dissonance|cognit...
5: ...ituation was the result of the subject's own self-perception.
9: Whether cognitive dissonance or self-perception is a more useful theory is a topic of considerabl...
12: * Bem, D. J. (1967). Self-perception: An alternative interpretation of cognitive diss...

Face perception (6390 bytes)
1: '''Face perception''' is the process by which the [[brain]] and [[mi...
3: ...raction, psychological processes involved in face perception are known to be present from birth, complex, invo...
5: ==Development of face perception==
6: ...known to be activated by viewing faces<sup>[[Face perception#References|1]]</sup>
8: ==Adult face perception==

Perception management (2097 bytes)
1: '''Perception management''' is a term originated by the U. S. m...
3: ... to the originator’s objectives. In various ways, perception management combines truth projection, operations ...
5: ...ntended to include the use of deception; that is, perception management is not supposed to be limited to the d...
7: ...f the DOD charge that it also engages in domestic perception management. An example cited is the prohibition o...
9: ...ruth are now frequently charged with engaging in "perception management." .

Immaculate perception (214 bytes)
1: '''Immaculate perception''' is a [[nickname]] for [[Plato]]'s theory of kn...

Veil of perception (420 bytes)
1: ..., and not as it really is. Instead of our "local perception", we would need an objective, or "[[God's eye vie...

Bistable perception (148 bytes)
2: , e.g. the Necker Cube. See [[Multistable perception]].

Selective perception (1322 bytes)
1: ...hology]] related to the way expectations affect [[perception]].
5: ...which is itself an excellent example of selective perception), viewers watched a filmstrip of a particularly v...

Depth perception (3401 bytes)
1: ... a trait common to many higher [[animal]]s. Depth perception allows the beholder to accurately gauge the dista...
3: Depth perception is achieved through a variety of mechanisms:
5: ...f accuracy. This is the major mechanism for depth perception. It is taken advantage of to trick people into th...
12: ...od of last resort for providing rudimentary depth perception.
14: ...ical illusion]]s that result in mistakes in depth perception.

Visual perception (2597 bytes)
1: ...t [[light]] and interpret ('''see''') it as the [[perception]] known as '''sight''' or '''naked eye vision'''....
3: ...eoscopic]] vision (two eyes) and is not a sensory perception as such.
5: ...n processing, with the remaining stages of visual perception occurring in the [[optic nerve]] and the [[visual...
7: ==Types of visual perception==
12: * [[philosophy of perception]]

Philosophy of perception (13716 bytes)
1: ...elating new concepts to preexisting ones. Because perception leads to an individual's impression of the world,...
3: A major issue in the philosophy of perception is the possibility of discrepancies between the e...
4: ...[human condition]]. The questions remain: Do our perceptions allow us to experience the world as it "really i...
6: ==Categories of perception==
8: We can categorise perception as ''internal'' or ''external''.

Multistable perception (2147 bytes)
3: ...rceptual phenomena''' are a rare form of [[visual perception]], characterized by an unpredictable sequence of ...
9: ...they are sometimes also referred to as [[bistable perception]].
19: ...ptual changes or from the dissociation of dynamic perception from constant sensory stimulation. In the 1980s, ...
24: * [[Visual perception]]

The Doors of Perception (1719 bytes)
1: '''''The Doors of Perception''''' is a 1954 book by [[Aldous Huxley]] detailin...
6: : "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as i...
8: ...h". Space and dimension become irrelevant and the perception seems to be enlarged, overwhelming and at times e...
14: ...ww.psychedelic-library.org/doors.htm The Doors of Perception]''". ([[HTML]] [[file format]]).
15: ...ers requiring a permanent copy of "''The Doors of Perception''" for their library are advised to purchase it f...

Index of perception of corruption (18805 bytes)
1: ...ies of the world according to the level of public perception of [[political corruption|corruption]] of public ...
5: ...understood quite specifically as measuring public perception rather than being an objective measure of corrupt...

Extra-sensory perception (11302 bytes)
2: '''Extra-sensory perception''', or '''ESP''', is the name given to any abilit...
8: Specific types of extra-sensory perception include:
9: * Perception of events in other places ([[clairvoyance]], [[cl...
10: * Perception of aspects of others not perceivable by most peop...
13: There are many other names for such powers of perception, from different cultures and different eras.

The People's Perception (276 bytes)
1: '''The People's Perception''' is a satirical website founded by The Commie i...
5: * [http://www.peopleperception.com The People's Perception]

Negative perception of the color black (987 bytes)
1: ...le in many cultures have an automatic '''negative perception of the color [[black]]''', according to some rese...
10: ...vich, T. (1988). The dark side of self and social perception: Black uniforms and aggression in professional sp...

DSA Hazard Perception Test (939 bytes)
1: The '''DSA Hazard Perception Test''' is a test adminstered by the [[DSA]] whic...
11: ...p://www.dsa.gov.uk/Category.asp?cat=90 DSA Hazard Perception Test information]

Worldwide perception of Osama bin Laden (6023 bytes)
1: This article discusses '''the Worldwide perception of Osama Bin Laden'''.
11: == Western perceptions ==
15: ... and fueled by patriotism, outrage and the media, perceptions in the West run somewhere in between immensely p...
17: ...ally on the U.S. population, and the response and perceptions are likewise very strong.
25: Minority perceptions in the West seem to be that that the US has stro...

Psychophysics (1035 bytes)
1: ...ouch]] (including [[skin]] and [[barostat|enteric perception]]), and [[smell]] are the more prevalent.
12: [[Category:Perception]]

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