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Before continuing your reading of this chapter, which of the following five statements do you believe to be true, and which do you believe to be false?

1 Differences in perception are rare. T F

2 We can process unlimited amounts of data each second. T F

3 We have a tendency to fill in perceptual gaps. T F

4 Dividing people into in- and out-groups improves perceptual accuracy. T F

5 “The sun will rise tomorrow” technically is not a statement of fact. T F

Read the chapter to discover if you’re right or if you’ve made any erroneous assumptions.

ANSWERS: 1. F; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T

To advance the understanding of perception and its impact on us, Paul Allen, cofounder of the Microsoft Corporation, donated US$300 million to a project devoted to mapping the brain’s circuitry of perception and analyzing the billions of cells and synapses at work in vision, memory, and awareness.⁷ Because the brain has been described as the “gatekeeper to our interactions with the world,” scientists hope the decoding of these processes advances understanding of perception in action.⁸