The dress

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-dress

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the event type?Viral internet phenomenon and a significant case study in visual perception
2. What is the year of peak virality?2015
3. What is the dress that made everyone talk?It is a picture of a dress that some people saw as blue and black and others saw as white and gold. The photo was shared on the internet and made a big fuss.
4. Why did people see different colors in the same dress?The picture had unclear lighting, so our brains guessed the light was either blue or yellow. Those guesses changed how we saw the dress's colors.

Viral Phenomenon: An event, idea, or piece of content that spreads rapidly and widely across the internet, often through social media sharing.
Color Constancy: The ability of the human visual system to perceive the color of an object as relatively constant despite changes in the illumination of the scene.
Neuroscience: The scientific study of the nervous system, including the brain, its structure, function, development, biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology.
Visual Perception: The ability to interpret the surrounding environment by processing information from visible light that reflects off of objects in the environment.