Why Does Our Common Sense Fail to Give Us Correct

question 28

Essay

Why does our common sense fail to give us correct answers to some questions related to society, according to Farley? What can we do to fill in the gap of knowledge that common sense does not provide to accurately understand society? How does organized skepticism fit in, and help us to understand certain phenomena?

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Definitions:

Bottom-Up Process

An approach to information processing that starts with sensory input and builds up to the perception of whole objects or concepts.

Motion Aftereffects

A visual phenomenon where, after staring at a moving visual stimulus, a stationary object appears to move in the opposite direction.

Stroboscopic Motion

The visual perception of motion produced by a rapid succession of static images, as in motion pictures.

Texture Gradients

A visual cue in perception where the texture of objects becomes denser and finer as the distance from the observer increases, aiding in the perception of depth.