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== | == Example: a crying boy == | ||
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Imagine you see a boy crying. The first, primary reaction is: to comfort him. | |||
But context can completely change the interpretation: | |||
* The child cries frequently → you decide not to constantly comfort him, because he needs to learn that falling is not always bad. | |||
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* The mother is present → you feel that your intervention is not necessary. | |||
* The child is crying with joy → his team has just won a soccer match. | |||
* The mother is present, but reacts coldly and uninterested → how do you handle this without getting into a conflict yourself? | |||
The same behavior can therefore lead to completely different reactions, depending on the context. | |||
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== Individual differences in context processing == | |||
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That context determines interpretation is understood by almost everyone. | |||
What is often less recognized: the ''context sensitivity'' itself also differs among people. | |||
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Context | * But in addition, the ability to process context - what I call '''complex thinking''' - is also developed differently. | ||
Some people are good at it, others have more difficulty. This means that the same situation can be understood or handled very differently by different people. | |||
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* | == Selection and filtering == | ||
Context also helps us not to get overwhelmed with information. | |||
Of the thousands of stimuli that come at us per second, only a fraction reaches our consciousness. | |||
The rest is automatically filtered: | |||
* background sounds disappear to the margin | |||
* irrelevant visual details are suppressed | |||
* emotionally important signals are actually amplified | |||
== Illusies als venster op context == | == Illusies als venster op context == | ||
Visual and cognitive illusions show how strongly context colors our thinking. | |||
The brain makes assumptions based on probability, and sometimes ignores the “raw data.” | |||
This is how we understand why: | |||
* a shadow makes an object appear darker or lighter | |||
* | * an unexpected event (such as the gorilla in the ''Monkey Business Illusion'') can be completely ignored | ||
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== | == From perception to behavior == | ||
The way our brains use context not only determines what we see or hear, but also how we react. | |||
If the context tells us that a sound is dangerous, we will be startled. | |||
If the context is reassuring, we may interpret the same sound as harmless. | |||
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== | == Further == | ||
See also [[Special:MyLanguage/What is context?|What is context?]] for a general introduction, and [[Special:MyLanguage/The spectrum of context sensitivity|The spectrum of context sensitivity]] for the differences between individuals. | |||
