Perceptual Analysis

However, to further implement how magical realism constitute how this painting is conveyed, the exact meaning behind this trait must be explored. Magic realism is described by a twist in the usual conventions and shows a more fantastical interpretation in the

One wonders what an optical illusion is, “an optical illusion is a visually perceived image that differs from reality.” (Eifrig, 2014, n.p.). There are so many different types of optical illusions in which play with the brains of people. Optical illusions are normal because the majority of humans experience them. Humans’ vision tries its best to figure out what is happening to the picture, which then creates an image contradicting reality. Sometimes illusions can be entertaining because it fools the brain and one tries to figure out the image shown. Illusions cannot only be in a form of art but sometimes it happens whenever reading something without putting much effort.

According to Emmert’s Law the perceptual constancy was thought to happen by multiple depth perception cues that include; binocular vision, linear perspective and monocular cue. In contrast to Emmert’s Law in Ames Room Illusion there are 2 illusions that take place. By looking through a peeping whole with one eye, the peephole eliminates all the depth perception cues and causes the room to appear like a regular cubic room. The other illusion is the fact that objects swtich sizes as they swap places in the room. This leds all the distance cues to be abolished as

The aim of this study was to further investigate whether the interpretation of an ambiguous stimulus is influenced by immediate past experience, and, therefore, by the establishment of a perceptual set. It is based on an experiment conducted by Bugelski and Alampay (1961).

In his paper “The Grand Grand Illusion Illusion,” Jonathan Cohen argues against research in favor of a grand illusion of visual perception. Cohen identifies several interpretations of the grand illusion hypothesis and notes the requirements that must be met in order for any of the proposed interpretations to be a valid explanation of the grand illusion. This paper will focus on Cohen’s argument against the grand illusion as an illusion of representational richness, and specifically on his argument for the condition of disconfirmation.

Optical illusions are pictures or actions that deceive our eyes and trick us into seeing something that may not exist. One such example of an optical illusion is known as the Blivet or Devil's Tuning Fork. Made by well known visual artist M.C. Escher who is most known for his work Relativity the Devil's Tuning Fork (pictured to the right) appears to have three prongs at one end but when you look at the other side it appears to only have two ends. This illusion is effect because the longer one looks at it the less it appears to make sense to our mind. It was with illusions such as this that a lot of scientists were able to learn the processes of the human mind or at the very least get a basic understanding for how it works. But another factor to contribute to optical illusions is not only how they are drawn as you can see with the Devil's Tuning Fork but how they are colored.

I think the perceptual filter, media, had the most impact on how we see the world. In this day and age, we have an app for everything and there’s always gossip on every single one of them. In my opinion the campaigns for the US election was the worst. We had to be pick a president for our country and the two did nothing but bash each other ON THE MEDIA. From the media all I got out of the election was I either had to vote for a man who made women out to be victims and had no respect for them or a woman who should have been in prison already and lies so she looks like a good person. It was terrible.

Although the little girl in this picture is very cute, I did make some observations right off the bat. The first three things that I observe in this picture is that the little girls finger is in her nose, it looks like an older type of picture, and it seems that she is getting a professional picture taken. Her finger in her nose demonstrates that she is a young child and she is most likely trying to be funny or she is getting bored with sitting there. She looks like she is about kindergarten age so it does not seem untypical for her finger to be in her nose. I notice it seems to be an older picture. Things that make me think this is even though it is in color it is in a shade of pink. When I say this, I mean that there isn't much difference

After taking the implicit attitude test my perceptions change slightly. Sometimes people have inherent miss conception that you think that are minor, but they are inside of you without probably not being aware. While I was taking this test in many instances I was neutral, but I made decisions according to what I was seeing at the moment. This test has assisted me in being more self-aware about other cultures that sometimes you have not provided services to such as Muslim or Arab. Memories came into my mind when seeing different pictures. There were moments that I could not relate to due to that I had to stop to think. The test results slightly surprise me. This was because it never cross in my mind that somewhere around my head there is some

I picked “active listening” as my action step to enhance perceptual acuity. The key point on this step is “communicating on-on-one”. Although I have been in a multi-cultural country (U.S.A) for serval years, I have never truly talked to someone one-on-one and being “active listening”. I believe that it would improve the quality of conversation if I can practice this action step more often. I met with a new friend, named Nael, on Saturday’s evening. I started the conversation with what is our nationality and background, then extended it into our campus life, culture and our future. During the conversation, I paid so much attention on his body language and listened really carefully, then tried to restate what he said and asked

In beginning was the image. Before each of us learned to speak and speak on a topic, we started see and perceive the world through images. We tried to analyze what the world has to pass us. The same is true now, when as adults we choose, for example, to an art gallery. Looking at the work of art, at first glance, we can very quickly determine if that something we like or not, whether evokes in us an emotion. The model can also be in terms face or frontally, in profile or three-quarters, as shown in the image of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Head of the Virgin.

In this paper I will describ how my mind interpreted a painting I have never seen before. I will explain what I saw, what my thoughts were, how I felt, and how my mind allowed me to do all that. Lastly, I will discuss how this critical thinking exercise helped me.

Art uses illusions to make one ignore the truth. Plato uses the example of a stick looking crooked when it’s in water. Despite our knowledge of the fact that the stick is indeed straight, we still see it as bent. The same concept applies to illusions in art. As Plato describes, while we know that a trompe l’œil painting is two-dimensional, we still see the objects within the painting as three-dimensional. We can walk into an art gallery with the pre-conceived notion that every painting is in fact only two-dimensional, and still fall victim to the illusion. This, Plato states, is because it appeals to the inferior part of the human soul. It ignores truth and measurements and is irrational to the point where it shouldn’t make sense. We’re drawn to this inferior part of our soul as it allows us to rebel in ways that wouldn’t be deemed moral in other regards.

The second visual concept that will aid in the explanation of my visual analysis is the concept of realism and perception. “Art and images are in one view, a practice dedicated to the visual and material reproduction of things and events in the world. In this view, we might say that there are things in the world and then there are their representation”. (p.143). It is

Buckingham, Milne, Byrne and Goodale’s article, published in the eminent journal ‘Psychological Science’, focuses on the ability of echolocation and the credibility of it obtaining a ‘sensory substitution’ status. What comes with such a status, includes the testing of falling into perceptual ‘traps’. In this research, the authors are interested in whether echolocation, and its users, commit the ‘Size-Weight Illusion’. This is a visual perception trap whereby the perception of an object’s characteristics (size) can be influenced by its appearance (Charpentier, 1891). This notion is aptly condensed into an informative title “The Size-Weight Illusion induced through Human Echolocation” (p. 237).