| Western juries have traditionally found
eyewitness testimony to be the most convincing evidence in criminal trials.
Seeing is believing, as the saying goes. In numerous cases, when witnesses
pointed to the defendant, his or her fate was sealed. But how reliable is
eyewitness testimony Recent cases have suggested that despite our best
intentions, we may unwittingly distort what we perceive. Artists and psychologists have long known that "seeing" is not a simple matter of recording visual input. People perceive the exterior world through a complex matrix of cultural expectations, personality traits, moods and life experiences. For example, researchers tested the cultural influence on perception by showing a set of optical illusions to various groups, and found that different groups responded in divergent ways. Accustomed to and inundated by perpendicu A. it’s impossible for us to process all the existing visual information B. what we perceive has to be significant C. we have to look at a face in complex shadows D. different cultures emphasize different perceptions 我来回答: 提交
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