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sensation
psychophysics
the threshold
the just-noticeable difference
subliminal perception
sensory adaptation
the Laws of Proximity, Similarity, Continuity, Closure, Symmetry and Common
Fate
monocular
induced movement
the moon illusion
perceptual constancy
expectation, motivation, interest, and so on
person schema
primacy effect
effect of physical appearance
contrast effect
projection
external
distinctiveness, consensus and consistency
intergroup conflict, authoritarian personality, socio-cultural learning, cognitive
processes
education, intergroup contact and legislation
the fundamental attribution error
the self-serving bias
blaming the victim