PSYB51H3 Lecture Notes - Venus Flytrap, Panpsychism, Psychophysics
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How do you define real: perceive by 5 senses and interpreted by brain. From matrix, lots of philosophy and question about perception of reality. Debates between dualism and materialism give rise to psychophysics. Perception is more than behavior study, also involves biology. Wrote dialog of the allegory of the cave , tells story of prisoner that born in the cave. The prisoner only can see the shadows that caused by the fire. What they perceived is really limited, there"s much richer reality behind the wall. Use this as the metaphor of our perception. We really depend on what we perceived, than the reality. Perception of our sense are the product of evolution. Venus flytrap: illustrate it has a tactile sense, which mechanical vibration triggers the closure of the leaf. Different animals have different senses they are rely on. Only the tactile sense is important, don"t have to worry about vision or hearing to catch prey.
