Sensation and Perception are how we take in our surrounding environment and how we react and interpret it. Something I learned from this chapter was when you touch something that is cold and warm at the same time it feels like burning hot. I think that’s interesting because it just doesn’t make sense you would think that it would just make it somewhere between warm and cold. It changes my thinking because sometimes thinking logically isn’t always going to be right. Your brain may perceive things differently than you would think. I’m going to start comparing some things that, through logic, would appear one way and how our brain actually perceives them.
The article I read was called “18 ways attention goes wrong”. It gave a list of how you’re attention can go wrong. Like when something in the brain is damaged you might do things you wouldn’t usually do or not do things you usually would. It gives examples of what the brain can do automatically when your senses take something in, whether it is through sight or touch or any of the 5 senses. I thought it was interesting what some of the things your brain automatically makes you do and how your senses can create weird illusions. All of this makes me think a little more critically about some of things people do without thinking. It just makes me more curious and it’ll be interesting to watch other people do certain things and try to figure out what could be making them do that.
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I think it is interesting how it feels burning hot when you touch something warm and cold at the same time. I would also think that it would feel warm and cold at the same time. In my opinion, i feel that we perceive things the way we want to. It is interesting how our brain operates us. It is incredible how it can control all of our senses. It is interesting how our brain works automatically. Sometimes that's a good thing; sometimes it's a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteI also find it interesting that cold and warm things mixed will cause a burning sensation. That happens to me when I am outside on a cold day and then go wash my hands with warm water. The water feels super hot even though it isnt.
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