Seeing/believing/seeing: perception-correcting and cognitive skills

Some people believe only what they can see with their own eyes. For them, seeing is believing. But often people are deceived by their eyes into seeing one thing when something else actually is there. In these instances, believing is seeing. They see what they expect to see, have learned to see, or want to see. After a theoretical discussion of perception and cognition, 10 skills are identified for correcting perceptual and cognitive processes involved in dealing with incoming stimuli. The authors propose that these skills will increase social workers' accuracy in making observations and interpretations.