1. Sense Perception
Key Points

2. Vocabulary Sensation Figure and Ground Visual Agnosia Visual Grouping
Solipism
Skepticism
Verificationism
Selective Perception
Common Sense Realism
Scientific Realism
Phenomenalism
Vocabulary

3. Our five senses are an important source of knowledge about the world; but rather than passively reflect reality, they actively structure it.
Can you think of an example?
Key Point One

4. Perception consists of two elements, sensation and interpretation, but we are often not aware of the latter element.
Can you think of an example?
Key Point Two

5. Looking at visual illusions can help make us more aware of the role that interpretation plays in perception
Key Point Three

6. Perception is selective and what we notice in a given environment is influenced by factors such as intensity, contrast, interest, mood and expectations.
Can you think of an example?
Key Point Four

7. The way we experience the world is partly determined by the structure of our sense- organs
Examples?
Key Point Five

8. If we accept that pain and taste are subjective, we might conclude that color and sound are subjective
Key Point Six

9. There are three main theories about the relationship between perception and reality: Common-Sense Realism, Scientific Realism, and Phenomenalism
Explain
Key Point Seven

10. Despite skeptical doubts, the existence of the external world is the most reasonable hypothesis to account for the regularity of our experience.
Key Point Eight

11. Although perception cannot give us certainty, if the evidence of our senses is consistent with what reason and intuition tell us, it can still provide a good foundation for reliable knowledge.
Key Point Nine