It is interesting how a given experience under one condition can have one result while the same experience under a different set of conditions can lead us to a totally different conclusion. Our environmental conditions such as sight, sound or smell can create a bias in our assessment of something. Take for example a restaurant setting.......if we see a filthy dining area, we question the quality of the food that is prepared. When the place is in a clean and presentable condition, we usually make the judgement that everything else is in good order. Ofcourse, the latter is not always true. They may be excellent custodians but lousy cooks.
How we view things are impacted by our past experiences. We look at situations with bias.....over time we have developed a set of life-values that provide guidance for us under different circumstances. As a result, our responses from one person to another will vary. Even our visual perception can be different. Studies have been done where a given situation was staged. Once the activity had concluded, the participants were interviewed with vastly different results. During a staged store theft, the description of the robber as given by the witnesses were inconsistent. They proves out that our individual focus can have differing results.
Those who have the ability to draw and design things able to visualize/see things a certain way while those of us think in a more linear way can be completely innept in our artistic abilities.
Conditioning through life's experiences can lead us to have a given set of expectations when approaching/viewing a specific situation. This can actually be very beneficial at times. Sure we may be prejudicial; however, knowing when to cross the street, that the element on the cooking stove is potentially hot persuades us to act in a certain manner.
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