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In this part …
Appreciate all the biological processes involved in perception. If you don’t have the right information coming in, you can’t decide on the correct course of action or reason and argue appropriately.
See your amazing visual abilities in action – and how they can be fooled.
Understand how you perceive objects of all sorts, particularly the special case of recognising faces.
Pay attention to the concept of attention, one of the most vital abilities for human survival. Without it you’d be constantly overwhelmed and distracted.