PSYC1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Subliminal Stimuli, Psychophysics, Depth Perception
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The perception paradox the fundamental paradox of perception is that what seems so easy for the perceiver is exceedingly difficult for psychologists to understand and explain. Three approaches to perception according to the ecological approach to perception, we perceive most clues from the environment directly, without interpretation. Psychophysics psychophysics is the study of the relationship between the physical energy of the environmental stimuli and the psychological experience that those stimuli produce. Stimuli that fall below this threshold and are usually not detected are referred to as subliminal stimuli. What am i being asked to believe or accept? here are claims that humans can be influenced or persuaded by subliminal messages, which are detected, perceived, and overtly acted upon without conscious awareness. One alternative explanation of the supposed success of subliminal stimuli is the possibility that only research supporting the idea of subliminal perception has been reported.
