There are two seeds from which my first novel grew, both of which came to me in my dreams.  I saw death in a dream, and I wondered of the neurobiological implications of near-death experiences on the perception of time and space.  This became a simple question: can time collapse in the moments before death?  As I tried to answer this question, my mind was consumed by a beautiful concept of human potential.  Before me was a story, infinitely interwoven with the empowerment of dreams and human emotion—the perfect recipe for my first novel.  Wordless pages followed for months.  I left this story as only a thought in my mind, exploring the scientific concepts that would nurture the realism in my fictional work.  Science was the reason I was able to invent a story in creative space.

My second dream was less sophisticated but, in a way, monumentally more appealing.  I can’t remember what I saw (perhaps a flower or a tree, maybe even a patch of grass), but I was instantly drawn closer.  It was as if nothing in the world mattered as long as this hypnotic gradient of green shades, glittering in pale yellow sunlight.  It was in that moment that I knew that this idea I was entertaining for months was something I must write down, something I must share.  I awoke from this dream, for the first time really considering myself to be a writer.  I had the obligation of sharing what I had seen.  So as the science settled in my mind, I stepped back to write something more beautiful that only the magic of the human mind could bear. 

There are three aspects of who we are as a person. All these things can be challenging in terms of fully understanding and finding its real purpose.

1. As Perceived by Other People. Sometimes we are not aware of it but we always leave an impression to other people. Unfortunately some of them are not the ways we wanted to see in ourselves. Those are the things that we fight against. Those are the things that we object to be in us. Our actions, gestures, body language, and the way we speak or the way we look may contribute to our impression on other people. Whether we like it or not, it always happens. We can’t help it. At some point it can be a hurdle to finding who we really are. On the other hand, it also gives us a window to finding some of the qualities that other people see in us that we don’t. Like for instance, when I was told that I have a raw gift in communication that I can use to lead, I was surprised. It was more than just a compliment. I considered it as a call to see it for myself. I wanted to check if I indeed have those things people think I have. Other people’s perception about us is not always against us, they sometimes give us clues of what we can explore in ourselves.

2. As We Perceive Ourselves. We have a lot of dreams and ideals we wanted to have. It includes the things that we want to see in ourselves. Sometimes it gives us a replica of who we are. I notice that my perception towards myself changes with my moods and feelings. There are times when I wake up in the morning and see my unbelievably handsome face. I would even think of not going to bath because of fear that I might lose that handsome face I seldom see in the mirror. At times when I feel gloomy, I also see a very undesirable face looking straight to me. The good side of it is that we can control of what we are and what we want to become. That is why it is also important to perceive ourselves as having good qualities. A quote “you will become what you perceive” therefore makes a lot of sense.

3. As What We Really Are. It sounds vague. It is indeed vague. What we know of ourselves is only the tip of the iceberg of what we really are. There are still so many things about ourselves that we haven’t discovered yet. The only one to this thing is He who wired us. For sure, He designed us to be in his likeness. It means, we are ought to be great because He is the Greatest. We are supposed to discover these hidden qualities that will make us worthy to accomplish what we are supposed to accomplish. To determine these things is what defines the path to the discovery of our life’s purpose. 

Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships.

Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including issues related to daily life—e.g.

family, education, and work—and the treatment of mental health problems. Psychology is one of the behavioral sciences — a broad field that spans the social and natural sciences.

Psychology attempts to understand the role human behavior plays in social dynamics while incorporating physiological and neurological processes into its conceptions of mental functioning.

Psychology includes many sub-fields of study and application concerned with such areas as human development, sports, health, industry, law, and spirituality. Psychology describes and attempts to explain consciousness, behavior, and social interaction.

Empirical psychology is primarily devoted to describing human experience and behavior as it actually occurs.

Since the 1980s, psychology has begun to examine the relationship between consciousness and the brain or nervous system.

It is still not clear how these interact: does consciousness determine brain states or do brain states determine consciousness – or are both going on in various ways? There are several branches of psychology.

Comparative psychology refers to the study of the behavior and mental life of animals other than human beings.

It is related to disciplines outside of psychology that study animal behavior, such as ethology.

Although the field of psychology is primarily concerned with humans, the behavior and mental processes of animals is also an important part of psychological research, either as a subject in its own right (e.g., animal cognition and ethology), or with strong emphasis about evolutionary links, and somewhat more controversially, as a way of gaining an insight into human psychology by means of comparison or via animal models of emotional and behavior systems as seen in neuroscience of psychology. Personality psychology studies enduring psychological patterns of behavior, thought and emotion, commonly called an individual’s personality.

Mainly focusing on the development of the human mind through the life span, developmental psychology seeks to understand how people come to perceive, understand, and act within the world and how these processes change as they age.

This may focus on intellectual, cognitive, neural, social, or moral development.

Quantitative psychology involves the application of mathematical and statistical modeling in psychological research, and the development of statistical methods for analyzing and explaining behavioral data. Psychometrics is the field of psychology concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.

In other words, perception is a process that involves the entry of the message or information in the human brain. Perception is an integrated state of the individual against the stimulus it receives. What lies within the individual, thoughts, feelings, experiences affect the individual will participate actively in the process of perception.

Gibson, et al (1989) in the book Organizational Behavior and Management, Structure; provide a definition of perception is a cognitive process used by individuals to interpret and understand the world around it (the object). Gibson also explained that the perception is the process of giving meaning to the environment by individuals. Therefore, every individual gives meaning to the stimulus differently although the same object. The way individuals view the situation is often more important than the situation itself.

Of opinion can be concluded that the notion of perception is a process of sensing, the stimulus received by the individual through sensory organs which are then interpreted so that people can understand, and agree to the stimulus it receives. The process of interpreting the stimulus is usually influenced by individual experiences and learning processes.

Factors that influence the perception is basically divided into 2 Internal Factors and External Factors.

A. Internal factors that affect perception, namely that there are factors within the individual, which includes several things, among others:

Physiological. Information entered through the sensory organs, then the information obtained will affect and complement the efforts to give meaning to the surrounding environment. The capacity of the senses to perceive in each person is different so that the interpretation of the environment can also differ.

Attention. Individuals need a certain amount of energy spent to pay attention or focus on the physical and mental facilities that exist on an object. The energy of each person is different so that one’s attention to the object is also different and this affects the perception of an object.

Interest. Perception of an object varies depending on how much energy or perceptual vigilance driven to perceive. Perceptual vigilance is the tendency for someone to pay attention to a particular type of stimulus or can be regarded as interest.

Needs direction. These factors can be seen from how strong an individual looking for objects or messages that can give an answer according to her.

Experiences and memories. Experience can be said to depend on memory in the sense of the extent to which a person can recall past events to find a stimulus in the broad sense.

Mood. Person’s emotional state affects behavior, mood shows how one’s feelings at the time that may affect how a person in receiving, responding and remembering.

2. External factors that affect perception, is a characteristic of the environments and objects involved. These elements can change one’s perspective on the world around him and affects how seseoarang feel it or accept it. Meanwhile, the external factors that influence the perception is:

The size and placement of an object or stimulus. Factors suggest that the relationship besrnya an object, the easier to understand. This form will affect the perceptions of individuals and to see the shape of an object the size of the individual will be easy to turn attention to shape perception.

The color of objects. Objects that have more light, it will be easier to understand (to be perceived) as compared to a few.

Uniqueness and contrast of the stimulus. External stimulus and the background surrounding his appearance with an entirely beyond the suspicion that other individuals will attract much attention.

Intensity and strength of the stimulus. Stimulus from the outside will give more meaning when it is more frequently observed than those seen only once. The strength of the stimulus is a power of an object that can affect perception.

Motion or movement. Individuals will be giving more attention to the object that provides motion in its outlook than a stationary object.

A perception is considered funny if your action brings lightness in the environment and everyone finds you to be funny. Healthy perception can defined as that which contributes in the constructive development on an issue or discussion and widely acceptable by the people. A leading perception is the one around which other’s perception get shaped.

A delicate balance need to be maintained for those qualities. For example, a person with funny perception may not receive adequate attention in any of the serious issues, while a person with leading perception may be viewed by the people as tyrant if the perception lacks constructivism. In case of healthy perception, it will be difficult for a person to get his/her perception recognised if it lacks the charisma to attract the people. Hence, it is important to have right mix of all the qualities for one to have his/her perception recognised, understood and adopted.

The challenge is to develop perception with the right mix. One of the ways it is possible to have a group which is a mix of people who are perceived as funny, leading and healthy. Our surroundings play a critical role and such a mix of people will allow us to imbibe everyone’s characteristics, which may make us appear perfect.   

MENTAL FACTORS UPON WHICH ILLUSIONS DEPEND

1.Sensation: This refers to the response our sensory organs,that is the eye, the nose, the ear, the tongue and the skin,make to some physical object that has objective reality. For example, does a piece of cake taste sour,bitter, acidic or sweet?

2. Perception: This is a process whereby our sensory organs interprete or give meaning to the raw data or information received from the object they come in contact with. What perception does is to either add to, remove from or ignore some element of sensation. Sometimes it is difficult to decide between two conflicting sensations and may admit them both,oscillating from one to the other. Expectation has an uncanny influence on our perception. We perceive what we expect to happen and not what happens. We make assumptions based on our past and often misleading, experience. Of great significance in our perception is the influence of prejudice. This compels us reach a conclusion even before the evidence, facts, data or arguments are considered.

Conclusively, the history of science is replete with revisions of what hitherto were regarded as incontrovertible or infallible facts. One of these is Ptolemy’s earth-centred revolution. Another argument that has now fallen into disrepute is that an atom was the smallest, indivisible particle of an element.

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today;

it is rather the vital necessity of action today

to ensure our strength tomorrow.

: 0 )  Dwight D. Eisenhower

Time after time we have heard that perception is everything, yet we ignore the reality of that statement in our own life.

Every morning do we awake with the perception that this day does not sap our energy away, our thoughts and actions do.

The reality is that we control how our day is perceived.  Not the qualities of the day.

People have overcome obstacles by their thoughts and actions in any weather, in any culture.  They have done so with wealth and in poverty.  They have made their day the way it should be with attitude and perception that they are in control not the outside factors.

So inner strength is attitude, belief, perception that we will achieve greatness.  We will overcome with perseverance.  We are created for a purpose to make a difference, to help, to share, to reach out to a world that keeps on thinking that other things not themselves dictate results.

Reach out and share a smile today. Watch the reflective powers come back to you in a split second.

Reach out and share a kind word.  A kind deed.

Reach out and make the magic unfold and understand that the magic is your perception and actions.

Smiles shared with you today and everyday : )

(NEW) Weekly Affirmation for this week.

My foundations is built upon faith and love. Faith in my abilities and love for the self.  I am a product of perfection and created for giving.  I will not bow to others and words that tear down instead I will replace with words of love and smiles of courage and belief.   I will overcome all obstacles through education, through planning and through failure.   Yes failure happens but it is not what happens to us through failure it is what happens to our spirit when we overcome failure.  Every time I breathe I am successful and growing in life.  I am loved, I am grateful and I am designed to be successful in everything that I put my best efforts towards.  Today I begin and continue my dreams.

Enjoy your week, share a smile, share in some laughter and dream big and love always : ) Smiles to you this day and everyday

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Law of Closure

Law of Similarity

Law of Proximity

• Law of Closure — The mind may experience elements it does not perceive through sensation, in order to complete a regular figure (that is, to increase regularity).
• Law of Similarity — The mind groups similar elements into collective entities or totalities. This similarity might depend on relationships of form, color, size, or brightness.
• Law of Proximity — Spatial or temporal proximity of elements may induce the mind to perceive a collective or totality.
• Law of Symmetry (Figure ground relationships)— Symmetrical images are perceived collectively, even in spite of distance.
• Law of Continuity — The mind continues visual, auditory, and kinetic patterns.
• Law of Common Fate — Elements with the same moving direction are perceived as a collective or unit.

Honesty Is the Best Policy  - Proof Research 

Tricks of a magician. To see the world that allows us, with eyes full of dreams, until we learn more about how we believe your eyes and look to see that blank look in his eyes. The search for truth is the ultimate tool to polish each lens of perception. See, in fact, the truth is we live in is the main reason, there is little chance that the mind is patient enough to do at home and strong enough to recognize in-one. identify 

Wisdom is not knowledge in reading with many years of accumulated books. Wisdom is a life experience knowings extract lived a long time. 

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The experience is a landscape view. A landscape of dreams, beliefs and paradigms learned fact. While the mind can be satisfied with the surface, be sure to keep in mind the soul, the heart that lives there, what you see and beyond what is perceived. 

Life is the time to stop the presentation, where the eyes can see, and where the mind can not comprehend. Life is in hand, and while obviously part of it, just pushes denser version of what life is really like. 

It requires concentration, discipline and commitment within the eye of the beholder, given the power to open the road and that is ultimately the power of decisions and resolutions are given. It takes a complex deal between omniscience, feelings, thoughts and actions flow as a constant, which is a way of life to become the source of life that seems to align. 

Although difficult, is possible. Life lived, and when understood against attempts before brushing is walking toward you. It is, as expected, at least you and your life will collapse as the final report. Check out the obstacles and get to see the blessing. Look in the box and is the gift. Look beyond the obvious and is subtle. Searching the perception and find the truth. Find a guide you can move on. Finding a “Yoda” who have gone before you and there may be some wisdom to share with you walk with humility and gratitude.

Rakhi Sharma and Awadhesh Kishore

Institute for Development of Technology for Rural Advancement, Mathura-281004 INDIA

Sarvoday Mahavidyalaya, Chaumuhan-581406, Mathura INDIA

Objective:

In present study an attempt has been made with the object to study the perception of teacher trainees of Uttar Pradesh (India) from various classes on the item “Whether sex education is required to avoid development of inferiority in the children.”

Methodology:

The teacher trainees in Uttar Predesh (India) were asked whether sex education is required to avoid development of inferiority in the children.” The sample size was 200 including 124 males and 76 females and 100 each of two systems of education viz. traditional and distance. The survey was conducted with the respondents of 23 districts out of 75. The age group of the respondents was 22 to 35 years. Chi square analysis was implemented to draw valid conclusions from the observations.

Findings:

Significant (p<0.01) majority of teacher trainees (69%) was perceived that sex education is required to avoid development of inferiority in the child with χ2= value equal to 19.92.

Female teacher trainees were also presented their significantly positive (p<0.01) view in this direction with a majority of 79% and χ2 value equal to 17.80, however, the majority of male teacher trainees was just 59% and remained non-significant (p>0.01) with χ2 value equal to 17.80.

Teacher trainees under traditional system of education were recorded to be non-significant (p>0.01) to present their positive view to provide sex education for avoiding development of inferiority of 63% χ2 value equal to 5.00, however, the majority of teacher trainees under distance system of education was remained significantly positive 75% with χ2 value equal to 14.92.

As far as the interaction between the two genders the teacher trainees i.e. male and female and two systems of education i.e. traditional and distance are concerned, highest support to the theory that sex education is required to avoid development of inferiority in the children was received from female teacher trainees under traditional system of education with a majority of 86% and χ2 value equal to 17.80, followed by those of females under distance education system with a majority of 72% and χ2 value equal to 4.84 and males under traditional system with a majority of 64% and χ2 value equal to 1.96,  Lowest support to the theory was given by the male teacher trainees under distance system of education with a majority of just 54% with χ2 value equal to 0.16.