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Perception: Shubhra P Gaur

The document discusses how perceptions can be subjective and influenced by factors like previously held beliefs, stereotypes, and halo effects. It also outlines the differences between perception and sensation, and describes the stages in the perceptual process like receiving, selecting, organizing, interpreting, checking, and reacting to stimuli.

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Perception: Shubhra P Gaur

The document discusses how perceptions can be subjective and influenced by factors like previously held beliefs, stereotypes, and halo effects. It also outlines the differences between perception and sensation, and describes the stages in the perceptual process like receiving, selecting, organizing, interpreting, checking, and reacting to stimuli.

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Perception

Shubhra P Gaur

Take aways from the exercise: The subjectivity of perceptions


from the witnesses statements/jurys inferences

We see what we want to see: Same information is likely to be used for execution and acquittal, suggesting that otherwise neutral information is inter connected with our unique experiences in support of our stance/decision. Halo effect: overall opinion of the person impacting further description Perceptual set-previously held beliefs: Lower socio eco status people and crime are related and Misery of debt is a common cause of murder/suicide Highlight the stereotypes of the witnesses and jury members which prevents them from questioning their own inferences / witnesses statements. Young are impulsive.

What is the difference between perception and sensation

Sensation deals with very elementary reception of external or internal stimuli that is determined largely by physiological functioning Perception is much more broader and complex. It is a process or filter that can be defined as a complicated interaction of selection, organization and interpretation

Stages in the perceptual process


Receiving Selecting Organizing Interpreting Checking Reacting

Selection
External Factors Intensity Size Contrast Movement Repetition Familiarity Novelty Internal Factors Psychological need Background Learning & Experience Personality Self acceptance

Organizing
Grouping
Similarity-background Proximity-a department, a team Closure-of incomplete info

Figure-ground-figure is in focus Perceptual constancy- Tendency to stabilize perceptions so that contextual changes do not affect them. Helps to perceive similar problems with same perspective even if context changes.

Factors which influence interpreting


Perceptual set-Previously held beliefs Stereotyping-opinion about a particular group The halo effect-opinion/ impression formed about a single person based on one or two favourable / unfavourable characteristics Perceptual defense-data conflicting with ones beliefs are rejected Contextual factors- interpersonal, background, organizational climate

In Conclusion
Perception is about several things-situations, events, persons, objects , causes. Check before responding Identify errors in perception and rectify them

Periodically remind yourselves that


Perception is a unique interpretation of reality not an exact replica of reality.

Social Perception
Process of interpreting information about another person

Characterstics of the perceiver


Psychological need/mood Background Learning & Experience Personality/Self concept Familiarity with the stimuli (situation/persons involved) Cognitive structures-attitudes and beleifs

Characteristics of the target


Physical appearance including attractiveness Verbal Communication Non verbal communication

Characteristics of the situation


Context Strength of the cues in the situation

Barriers to accurate social perception


Selective perception-tendency to choose information that supports our viewpoint Stereotyping-generalization about a group of people First impression Projection that others are similar to us and that they have similar beliefs, values etc. Halo Effect

Fundamental Attribution error


Underestimating situational causes and overestimating internal factors when attributing causes for negative events in others case Overestimating situational causes and underestimating internal factors when attributing causes for negative events in ones own case

Kelleys Attribution theory


Consistency

yes

Does the person always behave like this in this situation? Distinctiveness

yes

situation

yes

Does the person behave differently in diff situations? Consensus

no

Internal

yes

Do others behave similarly in this situation?

no

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