The Objectivity Assumption: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Naive Realism2.png|alt=Naive Realism|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Rene Descartes quote on Naive Realism]]

'''We often think what we perceive is an accurate, objective reflection of reality although it is a construct of our mind. This misperception is often call the "[[Bias Blind Spot|bias blind spot]]" or "naïve realism" and it is a prevalent [[Cognitive biases|cognitive bias]] in society.'''

'''We often think what we perceive is an accurate, objective reflection of reality although it is a construct of our mind. This misperception is often call the "[[Bias Blind Spot|bias blind spot]]" or "naïve realism" and it is a prevalent [[Cognitive biases|cognitive bias]] in society. This bias is so pervasive it is often acocmpanyed by a projected bias the [[assumed similarity bias]] where people believe that their unique construction of the world around them is how others also perceive the world around them.'''

Contrary to the "''objective reflection''" assumption, perceptions are not precise copies of the world around us. Sensation is an abstraction, not a replication, of reality. The brain’s circuits construct an internal representation of external physical events after first analyzing various features of those events. When we hold an object in our hands, the shape, movement, and texture of the object are simultaneously analyzed in different brain regions according to the brain’s own rules, and the results are integrated into a conscious experience.

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 [[File:Naive Realism2.png|alt=Naive Realism|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Rene Descartes quote on Naive Realism]]
-'''We often think what we perceive is an accurate, objective reflection of reality although it is a construct of our mind. This misperception is often call the "[[Bias Blind Spot|bias blind spot]]" or "naïve realism" and it is a prevalent [[Cognitive biases|cognitive bias]] in society.'''
+'''We often think what we perceive is an accurate, objective reflection of reality although it is a construct of our mind. This misperception is often call the "[[Bias Blind Spot|bias blind spot]]" or "naïve realism" and it is a prevalent [[Cognitive biases|cognitive bias]] in society. This bias is so pervasive it is often acocmpanyed by a projected bias the [[assumed similarity bias]] where people believe that their unique construction of the world around them is how others also perceive the world around them.'''
 Contrary to the "''objective reflection''" assumption, perceptions are not precise copies of the world around us. Sensation is an abstraction, not a replication, of reality. The brain’s circuits construct an internal representation of external physical events after first analyzing various features of those events. When we hold an object in our hands, the shape, movement, and texture of the object are simultaneously analyzed in different brain regions according to the brain’s own rules, and the results are integrated into a conscious experience.

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