Do You Perceive the World as It Really Is?
According to Dr. Viskontas, the biggest myth about our senses is that they reflect the world as it actually is. Using vision as an example, discover how your sensory system uses shortcuts and fills in details to create, from portions of the environment, the illusion that you're perceiving reali...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses,
2017.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018. |
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| Summary: | According to Dr. Viskontas, the biggest myth about our senses is that they reflect the world as it actually is. Using vision as an example, discover how your sensory system uses shortcuts and fills in details to create, from portions of the environment, the illusion that you're perceiving reality objectively. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time: | 00:29:29 |
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