How Would You Explain to Your Friend, Who Knows Nothing

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Essay

How would you explain to your friend, who knows nothing about astronomy, the way to predict the next eclipse of the Sun?

Understand the components and aspects of the sense of touch and differentiate between somatosensory and motor cortex functions.

Distinguish between bottom-up and top-down processing in perception.

Identify and explain the use of monocular and binocular cues in depicting depth.

Describe perceptual grouping principles according to Gestalt psychology including similarity, continuity, closure, and proximity.

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Overgeneralized beliefs about a particular category of people that simplifies complex individual variations to simplistic and often inaccurate labels.

Group Membership

The state or fact of being a part of a group that shares common interests or characteristics.

Widely Held Beliefs

Opinions or convictions that are commonly accepted by a large number of people within a society.

Racial Prejudice

Negative attitudes or beliefs held toward individuals or groups based on their race or ethnicity.