Typical courses I taught at UWW 1993-2005 deborah j. aks email: daks_at_rci.rutgers.edu	Please note: I'm in the midst of transferring my UWW teaching pages over to this rutgers server so don't be surprised to come across some 'dead links.' Feel free to contact me if you're eager to accesss any of these pages, or if you have any questions. More links & info:
Sensation & Perception (840-305)	305-2
Research Methods (840-216)	216-2
Cognitive Psychology (840-351)	<-- lots of work still to do here
Individual & Society (840-130)	<-most recent '(03'-04) work still on UWW-CMS server

Ilustration of the impact of viewing perspective & assumptions on perception:

What shape is the face: convex or concave?

Knowing that a face is usually convex can cause us to see a convex face even when the actual shape is concave (i.e., left figure above). But with additional information from altering the viewng perspective, the correct (concave) shape can be seen (i.e., right figure above).

Photos compliments of Gloria Aks