Everyone has a blind spot in their field of vision that is masked by the brain filling in information based on the surrounding environment.
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People are poor judges of color with only their peripheral vision
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If we stare at a green square for a while and then look at a white sheet of paper, we will see red
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Our ability to see color comes from rays of light emitting from our eyes to detect the colors.
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Our brains have numerous specialized cells that detect certain specific features in the environment such as shape or movement.
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Most infants will crawl off the edge of a counter or table because they haven’t yet learned to perceive depth.
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Motion provides cues for depth perception.
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Two objects that have the exact same color will be perceived as being the same color regardless of how much light is shining on them.
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It is an illusion that the moon looks up to 50% larger when near the horizon than when high in the sky.
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People who are born blind or with limited sight cannot visually recognize some objects later in life if their vision is restored.
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On a clear, dark night, we can see a candle flame 30 miles away.
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Subliminal messages are an effective way to persuade people to lose weight.
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People can miss seeing something as obvious as a man dressed in a gorilla costume walking through basketball players if they are attending to something else.
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In order for someone to notice that the brightness between two lights is different, the lights must differ in intensity by 8 percent.