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Perception, Emotion, and
Awareness
A novel figure will elicit many
different interpretations of
what it represents although the
figure retains the same
perceptual shape for all
viewers. Differences in
interpretation can be affected
by an individualΓÇÖs motives and
emotions. For example, hungry
people might interpret the
figure as an item of food
because food would be on their
minds.
From all the evidence
considered in this chapter, one
can reasonably conclude that
form and object perception
proceeds in a bottom-up
direction on the basis of
innately given processing
capabilities of the visual
nervous system. We have also
seen, however, that past
experience may enrich or
otherwise affect what we
perceive. In addition, some
fascinating work has been
conducted on the possible
effect of motives and emotions
on what we perceive and, more
generally (and more recently)
on how awareness and
attention influence
perception.