Out Of Our Minds: The Interplay Of Objectivity

Have you ever wondered how someone could see things the way they do? A very good amount of people such as Phycologists say that being able to see another person’s perspective is a very good skill. Not only are you able to see their perspective on how they view things, but you really engage and make it to seem as if you were them.

There are two main ideas, or perspectives are held, objective and subjective. Objective information is not influenced by personal feelings. Objective knowledge represents facts. Subjective knowledge is based on personal feelings and opinions. People look for truths, or proofs and have theories of how the universe works.

The first thing that I learned about perception was earlier discovered by a psychologist by the name of Max Wertheimer. He discovered that our body clearly separates images into figures

Perception: a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Biases, assumptions and interpretations affect all areas of study. In Science and History, for example, sexual, racial/cultural and personal experience biases significantly influence research. In addition, Perspectivism can empty research findings of all meaning, depending on whether the researcher believes facts exist independent of perspective. Acceptance of universal Perspectivism, combined with triangulated comparison from several sources, can result in "approximate truth."

Human perception is a process of sensing the world by the human brain. This process is firmly influenced by a person’s first culture, which means people interpret the meaning of other’s behavior based on their cultural backgrounds and personal experiences. Racial

Sense perception is one way that allows us to interact and communicate with each other and the world. This is our primary way of knowing because our senses live experiences that we go through. Based on our senses we are to make interpretations of the world. For example, in class, each pair was given a box. Inside the box, there was one metal ball, but you had to figure out the structure or the form of a maze inside the box. We couldn't see inside the box, and we couldn’t touch the inside of the box. By using our sense of hearing and another way of knowing, imagination, we were able to make an educated guess of what the inside structure of the box looked like.

Three reasons for believing in the accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information is perception, interpretation, and knowledge. Perception is our sensory experience of the world around us and involves both the recognition of environmental stimuli and actions in response to these stimuli (Bagley, 2004). Through the perceptual process, we gain information about properties and elements of the environment that are critical to our survival. Perception not only creates our experience of the world around us, and it also allows us to act within our environment. Interpretation is a communication process, designed to reveal meanings, and relationships of our cultural and natural heritage, through involvement with objects, artifacts, landscapes and

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy “to be objectively valid it must be a representation of an objective feature of reality, that is, a feature whose existence and nature is independent of how it is perceived” (Pereboom). This meaning that the object remains the same regardless of how it is perceived by people. This reminds me of what Descartes said on objects having to be clear and distinct, which means objects had to be understandable and unique in themselves, apart, or different. I agree with this because even though we can perceive objects differently, it’s not the object that is changing, but our eyes and minds that change the image of the object we receive. For example if my friend and both go see a movie, we will both see it from different angles. But just because we both have different interpretations of it, it doesn’t mean that the movie itself has changed at all. We talked about in class how Kant thought that we all have an apriori (pre- existing before an experience) framework that our experiences mold to, much like jello poured into a container. The framework we have is time and space that gives shape to

This discussion is all about perception and how we look at things. Everyday we use our senses to improve our ability to see, hear, and become aware of something either good or bad. You can also use perception as a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something as well. During the watching of this video, there are some key points your wanting to know and understand.

Perception is the process of individuals interpreting their impressions to give meaning to their environment. The concept of perceptual errors is how a person’s behavior is based on their perception of what reality is, not on reality itself. Perception is the process by which an individual selects, organizes, and interprets information inputs to create a meaningful picture of the world. The attribution process guides our behaviour, regardless of the truth of the attribution.

When The Devil Went Down to Georgia - looking to steal a soul, I found that I preferred the fancy fiddle playing of Satan over that of the more mundane instrumental performed by Johnny! While considered an unpardonable sin in Southern circles, this particular unabashedly conceited and conceded bias on my part is my first consciously remembered lesson in subjectivity. And obviously, while it ruins the general narrative of the song by the Charlie Daniels Band, give the golden fiddle playing Devil his due - ultimately everything boils down to a subjective opinion, just choose your side: Tea or Coffee; Diamond or Cubic Zirconia; Serving in Heaven vs. Ruling in Hell; Public vs. Private

What exactly is an inappropriate relationship? It’s pretty self-explanatory, it’s a relationship that should not be happening between two or more people. It is a relationship that goes on beyond work. We live in a world where men and women work together. We live in a world where men and women work together who are married. So if two people mesh well and hang out together that doesn’t mean they are wrong or in an inappropriate relationship because if that’s the case then everyone is wrong, especially in the Army. Who are we to assume that something is going on between two people unless you catch them in the act? The problem with people nowadays is they are so quick to assume that two “good looking” people who are married are messing with each other without trying to understand their friendship.

Perception is defined as how you look at others and the world around you. Being able to select, organize and intercept information starts the perceptual process. Perception affects the way people communicate with others. An individual’s pattern of thinking can affect their perception of others. Most people communicate best with people of similar cultures.