Chapter 2 - Perception, Self, and Communication Flashcards
Active perception
Perception in which your mind selects, organizes, and interprets that which you sense
Subjective perception
Your uniquely constructed meaning attributed to sensed stimuli
Perceptual constancy
The idea that your past experiences lead you to see the world in a way that is difficult to change; your initial perceptions persist
Role
The part you play in various social contexts
Selective exposure
The tendency to expose yourself to information that reinforces, rather than contradicts, your beliefs or opinions
Selective attention
The tendency, when you expose yourself to information and ideas, to focus on certain cues and ignore others
Selective perception
The tendency to see, hear, and believe only what you want to see, hear, and believe
Selective retention
The tendency to remember better the things that reinforce your beliefs than those that oppose them
Organization
The grouping of stimuli into meaningful units or wholes.
Figure
The focal point of your attention
Ground
The background against which your focused attention occurs
Closure
The tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an otherwise incomplete figure or statement
Proximity
The principle that objects physically close to each other will be perceived as a unit or group
Similarity
The principle that elements are grouped to gather because they share attributes, such as size, color, or shape
Interpretive perception
Perception that involves a blend of internal stated and external stimuli
