Interpretations: Relationship Between Sensation and Perception, The
Sensations, the raw data we encode from our physical environment, are just a random mix of sights and sounds, tastes and smells that provide little meaning in and of themselves. To construct the outside world inside our heads requires us to select, ...
Interpretations: Perceptual Constancy
The fact that we can glance at someone coming toward us and recognize them instantly as a friend regardless of angle, distance, or light conditions is a remarkable human capacity known as perceptual constancy. This flexibility enables us to take a p...
Are Interpretations True?: Hermeneutics
The branch of philosophy that deals with interpretation is called hermeneutics, a field that today is applied to many parts of life. Not too long ago its primary focus was on language and methods that assist us in getting at the meaning of texts. In...