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But are the responses to these
tests actually reflecting
individual differences in
perception? Suppose the test
consisted of a simple figure,
such as the one shown at left,
and observers were asked to
report what they perceived.
There is no reason to think
that individuals would differ in
their perception of it as a
shape. The difference comes in
the interpretation of the figure.
The novel shape might be said
to look like any number of
things, from an artistΓÇÖs palette
to an amoeba. That observers
would interpret the figure
differently is not surprising.
That such differences would
stem from differences in past
experience is also not
surprising. Nor perhaps is it
surprising that such
differences might reflect
differences in present need
states; for example, hungry
people might interpret the
figure as an item of food
because food would be on their
minds.