Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Do you see first and then perceive? Or do you perceive and then see? In this video I discuss an experiment conducted by Postman and Bruner (1949) that investigates how incongruous experiences are perceived.

References:
Bruner, J. S. & Postman, L. (1949). On the perception of incongruity: A paradigm. Journal of Personality, 18, 206-223.

Vallone, R. P., Ross, L., & Lepper, M. R. (1985). The hostile media phenomenon: Biased Perception and Perceptions of Media Bias in Coverage of the "Beirut Massacre". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49, 577-585

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