Perception Vaibhav

Perception

Presented by Mohd. Wasim Vaibhav Aggarwal Lalit Bhardwaj Niharika Jaiswal

Perception • The process by which individuals select, organize, and interpret the input from their senses to give meaning and order to the world around them.

Factors Influencing Perception: 1.) Perceiver 2.) Target 3.) Situation

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Person Perception: Making Judgments About Others

Attribution Theory Two Types of Causes: 1) Internal 2) External

Three Factors of the Attribution Theory: 1.) Distinctiveness 2.) Consensus 3.) Consistency

Influences on Peoples’ Attributions PERSONAL CAUSES

SITUATIONAL CAUSES

High Agreement

Low Agreement

CONSENSUS Unusual

Common

DISTINCTIVENESS Inconsistent

Consistent

CONSISTENCY

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Attribution Error Success!!

Failure

Employee Applies for Promotion Employee Receives Promotion

Employees Attributes Success to Personal Characteristics; Employee’s Effort

Coworker Attributes Success to Situational Characteristics; Boss’s Supervision

Employee Denied Promotion Employee Attributes Failure to Situational Characteristics; Interviewer’s Attitude

Coworker Attributes Failure to Personal Characteristics; Employee’s Personality

Shortcuts in Judging Others: 1.) Selective Perception 2.) Halo Effect 3.) Contrast Effects 4.) Projection 5.) Stereotyping

Specific Applications in Organizations: 1.) Employment Interview 2.) Performance Expectations (Self Fulfilling Prophecy) 3.) Performance Evaluation 4.) Employee Effort

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