CLASS NOTES

CHAPTER 3: Perception and Communication

Pgs. 73-96

I. Perception

A. Definition:--

 

B. We consciously select which stimuli around us is most relevant at any point in time

 

C. We use four organizational structure to make sense of what we have selected to notice

1. Prototypes

 

2. Personal constructs

 

3. Stereotypes

 

4. Scripts

D. Interpretation is the process of attaching meaning or explanations to what we have noticed and organized

1. Attributions

 

2. Occur when we attach distorted meanings to what happens around us

 

a. Self-serving bias

 

b. Fundamental attribution error

 

II. Six factors affect our perception process

A. Human physiology

 

B. Age and the number of experiences

 

C. Culture

 

D. Standpoints

 

E. Teaching of enacting social roles and our behaviors

 

F. Cognitive abilities

1. Cognitively complex

 

2. Person-centered communication

 

3. Empathize

 

G. Our selves also influence how we select, organize, and interpret stimuli

1. Attachment style

 

2. Implicit personality theories

III. How can we improve the accuracy of our perceptions?

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