I thought it was an example of auditory perception--the need for context. Something like the sentence, "Have you seen the new display?" versus "Have you seen the nudist play?"
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:54:58 -0400 >From: [email protected] >Subject: re: [tips] Chest/chest >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Frantz, Sue wrote: > >> >Hi all, >> > Need an example of perception? > >Mike Palij commented: > >> >> I'm not sure that this is an example of perception but then again >> you don't specify what you mean by "perception". > >I'd vote for the spotlight effect, which could be considered a form of >distorted perception. > >http://tinyurl.com/43x6by > >Stephen > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. >Professor of Psychology, Emeritus >Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] >2600 College St. >Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 >Canada > >Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of >psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
