PSY321H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ponzo Illusion, Asian Americans, Fundamental Attribution Error
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March 1 st percepion and cogniion lecture (ch. 9) What are the 2 theories of how the mind works: general psychology. Thinks mind is independent from context and that the brain behaves like a cpu: cultural psychology. Eg kalahari san man that can beter tell which line is longer because they are not use to lines in the context of houses that may inluence their percepions. The symbolizing three dimensions in two hypothesis argues that this illusion is more efecive in cultures where people are more used to visualizing two-dimensional representaions of three dimensional objects and scenes. When examining 2-d representaions, we are also used to inferring occlusion and using it as a cue to depth. Eg bantu think man is going to spear elephant on a further hill that looks closer whereas westerners think he will spear a gazelle that looks further but is actually right in front of him.
