> jaketwilson wrote:
>
> By analogy: when we interact with another person, what we're affected
> by and respond to includes body language, intonation, clothing, etc,
> whether or not we make conscious mental notes of these things or can
> recall them afterwards.


But more often than not, we do NOT notice these clues and body langauge,
or else we do so hurriedly and get into big trouble.

>
>
> So maybe there are (at least) two types of noticing: we can notice an
> actor's gestures, or we can notice that a character seems edgy and
> confused, without realising or even thinking to ask what creates this
> effect.


Now, were we discussing an oil painting, I think you would agree that,
over time, we shall notice many gestures and emotions in the characters
(and elsewhere, of course) AND we shall eventually realise and think
about what creates these effects.

Yes?