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Do you think someone's literal perception can be influenced by their personal bias? Debate the concept of perception.

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Do you think someone's literal perception can be influenced by their personal bias?

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Cross-cultural research clearly demonstrates that background, experience and culture can influence perception. For example, there are cultural differences for some visual illusions there are cultural differences in the perception of geometric figures, and cultural differences in the perception of color - to name a few. Another example is how personal bias that we learn as children is reflected in our unique personal perception as adults. For ...

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