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Psychology of Language: Semantic Illusions
Dr Steph Acaster
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(232)
An interactive demonstration and discussion of how people can miss words that don't belong in a sentence.
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Who sent Cinderella a poisoned apple when she became too beautiful? If you're thinking of the Evil Queen, you'd be right... if the question was about Snow White. Trick words in questions and sentences like this can easily be ignored, and this class will demonstrate this phenomenon and discuss why this may happen. A semantic illusion, also known as the Moses illusion (because of the question "How many of each animal did Moses* take onto the Ark?"), is a phenomenon where listeners or readers...
As part of my BSc in Psychology, I completed my dissertation project on the topic of semantic illusions. This included creating many of my own semantic illusion sentences on a variety of topics. I completed a PhD in Psychology, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Visual Perception, giving me a thorough knowledge of Cognitive and Biological Psychology. I have been working as a full time online tutor for GCSE (UK age 14-16 curriculum) and A-level (UK age 16-18 curriculum) since February 2018, and have been teaching high school level Psychology classes on Outschool since summer 2020.
Although the name "Moses illusion" is associated with a Christian biblical story, semantic illusions are NOT associated with religion. This is simply one of the earliest and more widely known examples of a semantic illusion. Examples will be given from a wide range of topics selected at random for each class, including topics such as space exploration, cartoon characters, the Titanic, Roblox, chess, greek myths, world religions, fairy tales, geometry, animals and plants, orchestral instruments, geography, historical facts, and/or current events.
One example of an academic article on this topic: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022537181901651
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(232)
ABOUT ME I love to learn, and I am a big advocate of following your interests - even if they might not seem compatible at first glance! My teaching philosophy is to encourage intellectual curiosity, motivation, and aspiration in students, whatever...
Group Class
$13
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
2-5 learners per class
