we rely on her eyes more than any other sense to help us figure out the world
sense to help us figure out the world
sense to help us figure out the world around us but just how much faith should
around us but just how much faith should
around us but just how much faith should we put in our vision how many figures my
we put in our vision how many figures my
we put in our vision how many figures my old enough welcome to watchmojo.com and
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old enough welcome to watchmojo.com and in facts about a fascinating topic in
in facts about a fascinating topic in
in facts about a fascinating topic in today’s installment we’re counting down
today’s installment we’re counting down
today’s installment we’re counting down the top 5 surprising facts that tell us
the top 5 surprising facts that tell us
the top 5 surprising facts that tell us maybe we shouldn’t trust what we see
number five bad eyewitness testimony is
number five bad eyewitness testimony is involved in 73 percent of exonerations I
involved in 73 percent of exonerations I
involved in 73 percent of exonerations I hereby order Rubin Carter released from
hereby order Rubin Carter released from
hereby order Rubin Carter released from prison that statistic comes from the
prison that statistic comes from the
prison that statistic comes from the Innocence Project a us-based nonprofit
Innocence Project a us-based nonprofit
Innocence Project a us-based nonprofit dedicated to getting innocent people out
dedicated to getting innocent people out
dedicated to getting innocent people out of prison and it is by far the most
of prison and it is by far the most
of prison and it is by far the most common feature of wrongful convictions
common feature of wrongful convictions
common feature of wrongful convictions hundreds of studies have shown the
hundreds of studies have shown the
hundreds of studies have shown the unreliability of eyewitnesses to crime I
may have been mistaken I got no more use
may have been mistaken I got no more use for this guy one study showed how
for this guy one study showed how
for this guy one study showed how seniors are much worse at making an
seniors are much worse at making an
seniors are much worse at making an accurate identification than college
accurate identification than college
accurate identification than college stage students which makes sense bad
stage students which makes sense bad
stage students which makes sense bad memory bad eyesight you know so as your
memory bad eyesight you know so as your
memory bad eyesight you know so as your eyes have gotten more and more out of
eyes have gotten more and more out of
eyes have gotten more and more out of whack as you’ve gotten older how many
whack as you’ve gotten older how many
whack as you’ve gotten older how many different levels of thickness have you
different levels of thickness have you
different levels of thickness have you got true but the study also found that
got true but the study also found that
got true but the study also found that the seniors were more adamant and
the seniors were more adamant and
the seniors were more adamant and confident about their mistakes other
confident about their mistakes other
confident about their mistakes other studies have shown that prospective
studies have shown that prospective
studies have shown that prospective jurors overestimate other people’s
jurors overestimate other people’s
jurors overestimate other people’s abilities to make positive
abilities to make positive
abilities to make positive identifications what do you think now do
identifications what do you think now do
identifications what do you think now do you thinking of getting thicker glasses
you thinking of getting thicker glasses
you thinking of getting thicker glasses number for children and adults literally
number for children and adults literally
number for children and adults literally see things differently and this goes
see things differently and this goes
see things differently and this goes beyond the so called generation gap or
beyond the so called generation gap or
beyond the so called generation gap or how annoying dora the explorer’ is or is
how annoying dora the explorer’ is or is
how annoying dora the explorer’ is or is not you said when i say abuela
not you said when i say abuela
not you said when i say abuela scientists know that children under the
scientists know that children under the
scientists know that children under the age of 12 do not combine the information
age of 12 do not combine the information
age of 12 do not combine the information from their various senses combining this
from their various senses combining this
from their various senses combining this information generally gives a more
information generally gives a more
information generally gives a more accurate idea of what is around you more
accurate idea of what is around you more
accurate idea of what is around you more recently researchers discovered that
recently researchers discovered that
recently researchers discovered that children don’t combine their perspective
children don’t combine their perspective
children don’t combine their perspective depth perception the kind you have using
depth perception the kind you have using
depth perception the kind you have using just one eye with their sense of depth
just one eye with their sense of depth
just one eye with their sense of depth using two eyes while this limits their
using two eyes while this limits their
using two eyes while this limits their ability to perceive depth somewhat the
ability to perceive depth somewhat the
ability to perceive depth somewhat the study also found that the children were
study also found that the children were
study also found that the children were better at noticing slight differences
better at noticing slight differences
better at noticing slight differences between objects viewed in monocular
between objects viewed in monocular
between objects viewed in monocular versus binocular vision so in other
versus binocular vision so in other
versus binocular vision so in other words adults may be better at seeing the
words adults may be better at seeing the
words adults may be better at seeing the forest but children are somewhat better
forest but children are somewhat better
forest but children are somewhat better at seeing the trees since you wonder
at seeing the trees since you wonder
at seeing the trees since you wonder what else were seeing differently
what else were seeing differently
what else were seeing differently number three we’re at least partially
number three we’re at least partially
number three we’re at least partially blind to change how I got through 11th
blind to change how I got through 11th
blind to change how I got through 11th grade how far did you go in school I
grade how far did you go in school I
grade how far did you go in school I went all the way did you pick out the
went all the way did you pick out the
went all the way did you pick out the continuity error there her quoi song
continuity error there her quoi song
continuity error there her quoi song became a pancake don’t feel bad if you
became a pancake don’t feel bad if you
became a pancake don’t feel bad if you missed it it’s because of change
missed it it’s because of change
missed it it’s because of change blindness in order to shape the constant
blindness in order to shape the constant
blindness in order to shape the constant flood of visual information it receives
flood of visual information it receives
flood of visual information it receives into a coherent vision of the world our
into a coherent vision of the world our
into a coherent vision of the world our brain uses a continuity field to merge
brain uses a continuity field to merge
brain uses a continuity field to merge together similar objects within a
together similar objects within a
together similar objects within a certain time frame so small changes to
certain time frame so small changes to
certain time frame so small changes to those objects can easily get missed
those objects can easily get missed
those objects can easily get missed sometimes even big changes get missed
one change blindness study in 2013 dared
one change blindness study in 2013 dared to ask but what if you were drunk
to ask but what if you were drunk
to ask but what if you were drunk researchers discovered that drunk people
researchers discovered that drunk people
researchers discovered that drunk people and sober people were equally accurate
and sober people were equally accurate
and sober people were equally accurate in finding small changes between two
in finding small changes between two
in finding small changes between two images but the drunk people actually
images but the drunk people actually
images but the drunk people actually found the changes faster it changes
found the changes faster it changes
found the changes faster it changes everything
everything
everything you can say that again the principle of
you can say that again the principle of
you can say that again the principle of change deafness also applies to what we
change deafness also applies to what we
change deafness also applies to what we hear number two what we are looking at
hear number two what we are looking at
hear number two what we are looking at affects our moral compass of course our
affects our moral compass of course our
affects our moral compass of course our eyes move is we try to make a decision
eyes move is we try to make a decision
eyes move is we try to make a decision but a recently published study
but a recently published study
but a recently published study demonstrated that what our gaze falls
demonstrated that what our gaze falls
demonstrated that what our gaze falls upon in the moment we make a decision
upon in the moment we make a decision
upon in the moment we make a decision has a big influence on the choice we
has a big influence on the choice we
has a big influence on the choice we make in the experiment participants were
make in the experiment participants were
make in the experiment participants were asked at the questions such as is murder
asked at the questions such as is murder
asked at the questions such as is murder defensible by tracking the participants
defensible by tracking the participants
defensible by tracking the participants eye movements and telling them when to
eye movements and telling them when to
eye movements and telling them when to respond the researchers discovered that
respond the researchers discovered that
respond the researchers discovered that 58 percent of the time their answers
58 percent of the time their answers
58 percent of the time their answers matched whichever response they were
matched whichever response they were
matched whichever response they were looking at in that moment number one you
looking at in that moment number one you
looking at in that moment number one you can’t even tell which way this lady is
can’t even tell which way this lady is
can’t even tell which way this lady is spinning watch closely
spinning watch closely
spinning watch closely are these dancers spinning clockwise or
are these dancers spinning clockwise or
are these dancers spinning clockwise or counter clockwise most people will have
counter clockwise most people will have
counter clockwise most people will have one very adamant answer watch for a few
one very adamant answer watch for a few
one very adamant answer watch for a few more seconds and have their mind blown
more seconds and have their mind blown
more seconds and have their mind blown when they suddenly see her spin in the
when they suddenly see her spin in the
when they suddenly see her spin in the other direction the correct answer
other direction the correct answer
other direction the correct answer they’re spinning both ways or rather
they’re spinning both ways or rather
they’re spinning both ways or rather they’re spinning either way depending on
they’re spinning either way depending on
they’re spinning either way depending on which way they’re facing
which way they’re facing
which way they’re facing but the silhouettes are actually made in
but the silhouettes are actually made in
but the silhouettes are actually made in such a way that they could be facing
such a way that they could be facing
such a way that they could be facing either way some online quizzes say that
either way some online quizzes say that
either way some online quizzes say that which way you see it spinning has to do
which way you see it spinning has to do
which way you see it spinning has to do with your personality what researchers
with your personality what researchers
with your personality what researchers have debunked that and instead assert
have debunked that and instead assert
have debunked that and instead assert that it depends more on the angle you’re
that it depends more on the angle you’re
that it depends more on the angle you’re seeing it from because graphs and
seeing it from because graphs and
seeing it from because graphs and science so did the spinning lady
science so did the spinning lady
science so did the spinning lady illusion blow your mind and did you
illusion blow your mind and did you
illusion blow your mind and did you catch our little change deafness trick
catch our little change deafness trick
catch our little change deafness trick for more glaringly obvious top 10s and
for more glaringly obvious top 10s and
for more glaringly obvious top 10s and now you see it now you don’t top 5s be
now you see it now you don’t top 5s be
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