Listen to a psychologist tell a story

Chapter 8

Chapter 2 Don't be afraid of the clouds to hide your eyes

——Understanding perception, abandoning illusions, and enjoying a wise life

Chapter 2 Section 1 What did you see from the peony and the cat's eyes?
Only with extraordinary powers of observation can we grasp the essence of things. ? ?

Shen Kuo once recorded such a story in "Mengxi Bi Tan".Ouyang Xiu, a great writer, got an ancient painting, which showed a clump of peonies and a cat lying under the peonies, which was very realistic.After seeing it, Ouyang Xiu didn't understand the meaning of the painting, so he asked Wu Zhengsu, the prime minister of the current dynasty.As soon as Wu Zhengsu saw the painting, he said, "This is 'Noon Peony'."?
Ouyang Xiu asked strangely: "Why do you see it as a 'noon peony'?" Wu Zhengsu replied: "The petals of the peony flower are scattered in the painting, and the color is rich and dry, which is exactly the appearance of the peony flower at noon; If it is a peony in the morning, the petals should be shrunken and moist, and the cat's eyes should be round." Ouyang Xiu suddenly realized, and admired Wu Zhengsu's unique and meticulous observation. ?
Mind walk?

How humans understand the world and how to grasp the essence of the world has always been one of the propositions of general psychology research.The above story was told by a Chinese psychologist. ?
Sensation is the grasp of the individual attributes of things, while perception is the understanding of the essence.The Prime Minister Wu Zhengsu in the story’s understanding and objective comment on the painting of “Noon Peony” is just the perceptual process of grasping the essential attributes of things.From this story, it can be seen that in order to obtain perceptual knowledge, one must have careful observation.Observation will allow you to understand society more deeply, thereby improving your own thinking level. ?
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