Perception

United States, 1958

Film
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Episode of Series “Psychology”.
This film presents the theory that perception is not merely the sensing of stimuli but is a set of elaborate processes through which we organise our sensory impressions into meaningful pictures of the objects and events around us. The basic principles that support the theory are illustrated by the activities of a group of students relaxing in a common room.

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Credits

production company

Herbert Kerkow Productions

McGraw-Hill Films

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1958

Appears in

Psychology

Group of items

Psychology

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008277

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychological tests

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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