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
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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. always a reliable evidence B. the most convincing evidence C. sometimes a distortion of people’s perception D. a simple recording of visual input
[单项选择] Why does the Western movie especially have such a hold on our imagination Chiefly, I think, because it offers serious insights into the problem of violence such as can be found almost nowhere in our culture. One of the well-known peculiarities of modern civilized opinion is its refusal to acknowledge the value of violence. This refusal is virtue, but like many virtues it involves a certain willful blindness and it encourages hypocrisy. We train ourselves to be shocked or bored by cultural images of violence, and our very concept of heroism tends to be a passive one: we are less drawn to the brave young men who kill large numbers of our enemies than to the heroic prisoners who endure torture without capitulating. And in the criticism of popular culture, the presence of images of violence is often assumed to be in itself a sufficient ground for condemnation.
These attitudes, however, have not reduced the element of violence in our culture but have helped to free it from moral c A. a symbol of freedom B. something sacred C. morally controlled D. basic to our culture
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