Art and Visual Perception by Rudolf Arnheim and Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things by George Lakoff both clearly state that we humans reach out to perceive that which is meaningful to us rather than perceive passively what ever percept happens. I suspect that many empirical tests have shown the evidence that supports that claim. If you want me to dig up such data then forget about it, I will not bother to do so.

Last edited by Amaranth Rose II; 09/01/09 03:02 AM.