Perception:More
• Video Lecture covered:
• Definitions
• Stages • Selection
• Organization
• Interpretation
• Focus:
• More examples
• Standpoint Theory
• Perception errors
• Validating perceptions
Standpoint
Theory
Who you are influences your perception of others
FactorsInfluencingthe
OVERALLPerceptualProcess
• Physiological influences
• Cultural influences
• Social roles
• Self Concept
FundamentalPerceptionErrors
• Insufficient information
• Expectations/Stereotyping • Overgeneralizing
• Oversimplifying
• Imposing consistency
• Focusing on the negative
• Filtering via our own characteristics
• Attribution error
• Self‐serving bias
Improvingperceptionskills
•Avoid rushing to judgments
•Become aware of others’ perceptions of YOU
•Increase your awareness
•Become “other‐oriented”
•Validate your perceptions
ValidatingPerceptionAccuracy
• Indirect Perception Checking – seeking additional information through passive perception; intensifying your perceptual powers.
• Multisensory Cross Check – use more than one sense to interpret to confirm or refute your interpretations
• Direct Perception Checking – Consult others
• Consensus – Compare your perceptions with those of other people – looking for a third party’s perception (Look – Ask – Compare)
• Consult the Person – Ask the person for their interpretations of their own actions
PerceptionCheck
•A description of the behavior
you noticed
•At least two possible interpretations of the behavior
•A request for clarification
about how to interpret the behavior