Why didn't the children see both pictures? Why did the adults fail to see the unexpected playing card colors?
The answer lies in the nature of perception. Perceptual patterns are neither innate nor absolute. They are
selective, learned, culturally determined, consistent, and inaccurate.
• Perception is selective
• Perceptual patterns are learned.
• Perception is culturally determined.
• Perception tends to remain constant.
• We therefore see things that do not exist, and do not see things that do exist