Richard S. Gregory

Richard S. Gregory was a British psychologist and prominent figure in the field of perception and cognition. He is best known for his work on visual perception, particularly how we interpret and understand visual information. Gregory proposed that seeing is an active process influenced by knowledge, experience, and expectations, rather than merely a passive reception of sensory data. His research delved into phenomena such as illusions and how our brain constructs reality based on visual cues. He contributed significantly to theories about how we perceive our environment and the complexities involved in the way we see the world.