Two people can experience the same situation yet have dramatically different perceptions of what happened. Consider this scenario: You are sitting in a meeting, when two coworkers arrive late. The first apologizes and says, "Sorry, there was a minor fender bender at the intersection and I had to wait a few minutes to get around it." A few moments later, the second coworker enters and says, "I'm sorry I'm late, but there was a terrible accident at the intersection. There was a lot of damage. I'll be surprised if no one was killed!" You realize that both are describing the same accident.
How can two people have completely different perceptual experiences of the same event?
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