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Is Perception Innate? There has been an on going argument between psychologists to answer the question, "Is Perception innate?" Many studies have been done to try to answer this question; however no conclusion has yet been reached. This essay will look at a few of these studies and argue how it shows perception is or is not innate. I should then be able to come to a conclusion based upon these studies. Gilling and Brightwell (1982) supports the idea that perception is learned. Gilling and Brightwell replicated an earlier study by Stratton where a student wore inverted goggles for a period of seven days. To start with she struggled to get to grips with it and said it was very strange, she had difficulty making a drink and other simple tasks like that. However towards the end of the seven day period she could do normal things such as ride a bike,...

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