CulturalDiversityinPerception.docVIP

Cultural Diversity in Perception:Alternative Views of RealityPart One Perception is the means by which we make sense of our physical and social world. Our perceptions give meaning to all those external forces. I. Understanding Perception The physical mechanism of perception is pretty much the same in all people: Environment → Sensory Organs → Nervous System → Brain → Meanings Culture provides us with a perceptual lens that greatly influences how we interpret and evaluated what we receive from the outside world. II. Culture and Perception 1. Personal cre