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How does a person know how valid his or her perception is of the social world? If we all have our own personal prejudices and paradigms based upon our experiences which filter the stimuli we perceive. Are we really and honestly aware of how faulty our perceptions may be?

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This solution discusses whether individuals can truly be aware of their own faulty perceptions.

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This is an ongoing debate that has been around for years about who decides what is right and wrong in the first place. The next question follows immediately about how close to the social standard is my perception. One way of checking is by taking a consensus of those around and knowing whether all opinions on a particular situation ...

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