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TOK learning objectives Ways of Knowing

Sense perception (objectives) Name five human senses Give example of limitations of human senses Explain how the mind is active in the process of perception Compare the role of sense perception in two Areas of Knowledge Contrast ‘seeing is believing’ and ‘theory precedes observation’ Discuss problems of sense perception and knowing what the reality is like

Sense perception Smell See Hear Touch Balance Taste

Sense perception

Sense perception

Sense perception

Sense perception What did the text say?

Sense perception (objectives) Experience and reality Naïve realism Scientific reductionism Phenomenalism

Reason (objectives) Identify a proposition, premise and conclusion Give examples of deductive, inductive and lateral reasoning Know some logical fallacies Explain difference between the truth, certainty and validity Explain how culture may affect reasoning Compare rationalism and empiricism

Reason

Reason

Reason

Reason Lateral thinking

Language (objectives) Know the definition of ‘language’ Understand the difference between natural and artificial languages Recognise bias in use of words and rhetoric strategies of influence Explain the theories that explain language as innate human ability Know in outline how humans learn language Understand main ideas of theory of ‘language games’

Language

Language

Language

Language

Language An Amazonian language with only 300 speakers has no word to express the concept of "one" or any other specific number. The Piraha tribe in remote northwestern Brazil use language to express relative quantities such as "some" and "more," but not precise numbers. MIT News June 24, 2008 http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/language-0624.html

Emotion (objectives) Know how to define ‘emotion’ Recognise facial expressions of basic human emotions Identify emotions based on descriptions Give one example how knowledge and emotions are linked Compare the role of emotions in two Areas of Knowledge Know that culture affect emotional expression Explain what emotional intelligence is

Emotion

Emotion Can you tell what emotion each person is experiencing?

Emotion Anger Fear Disgust Surprise Happiness Sadness

Emotion Emotional Intelligence An ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups.

Emotional intelligence in action

Emotion

Emotion

Emotion