Contents
Cognition
Definition of Perception
Sub Process of Perception
Perception selectivity
Social Perception
Cognition
Cognition : Bits of information
Cognitive Process
Perception
Personality & Attitude
Motivation
Definition of Perception
Perception is a unique interpretation of the situation, not an actual recording of it.
Perception is a very complex cognitive process that yields a unique picture of the world, a picture may be quite different from reality.
Perception means, the process of attaining knowledge, awareness and forming opinions based on our knowledge and taking decisions.
Difference between You and Your Boss
When you don't do it, you're lazy. When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy. When you make a mistake, you're an idiot. When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human. When you please your boss, you're apple polishing. When your boss pleases his boss, he's being co-operative When you're out of the office, you're wandering around. When your boss is out of the office, he's on business. When you make a mistake, your boss never forgets it When your boss makes a mistake, you are there to take the blame
Sensation v/s. Perception
Sensation
The process through which the senses pick up visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain; sensory information that has registered in the brain but has not been interpreted
Perception
The process by which sensory information is actively organized and interpreted by the brain
Its Our Human Brain..............
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Sub Process of Perception
Perception selectivity
External factor (Objective) Internal factor (Subjective)
External Attention Factor
External Attention factor (Objective) means determined by objective conditions
Intensity Size Contrast Motion Repetition Novelty & Familiarity
External Attention factor Contrast
External Attention factor Motion
External Attention factor Novelty & Familiarity
Internal Set Factor Internal Set factor (Subjective) means determined by conditions that arise from within the individual
What do you Perceive??
Social Perception Social perception is defined as the study of how we form impressions of and make inferences about other people.
Social Perception ...Something to think about...
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Perceptual Process
Characteristics of perceiver
Knowing oneself.
One’s Own Characteristics
Accept themselves.
Accuracy in perceiving others, not single skills.
Characteristics of perceived
Greatly Influence others perception.
Simplify perceiver view with two categories , Status / Role.
Visible traits Influence others perception
ATTRIBUTION
The way in which people come to understand the cause of their own or other’s behavior.
Types Of Attribution:
Dispositional Attribution
Situational Attribution.
STEREOTYPING
Tendency to perceive another person as a single class or category
Characteristic of Stereotyping
Fixed rigid ideas
Over simplification about a group or category of people
Not supported by reasonable evidence
STEREOTYPING (Contd..)
Examples:
Government officers are lazy
Politicians are always corrupt
Aliens are stereotyped for being killers
HALO EFFECT
In halo effect the person is perceived on the basis of one trait
Drawing a general positive impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic.
Impression Management
Impression management is the process by which people attempt to manage or control the perceptions others form of them.
Impression management is self – presentation
Self Deception
Ultimate of perception
Perception is a REALITY TO ME.
There is nothing wrong with looking as good as one can, one must always be true to oneself
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