Individual Perception

Question 1

To perceive is to:

Answer 1

• become aware of, know or identify something through your senses
• to recognize or understand

Question 2

What is weltanschauung?

Answer 2

A philosophical concept implied with the invitation to share your perception/worldview

Question 3

What is worldview?

Answer 3

• combined experiences, genetics, and demography

- built in, ever expanding, filter through which you view, assess and interact with the world

Question 4

What is the propaganda model?

Answer 4

• the media itself is thought to have a weltanschauung of its own
• media filters stories based on:
  1) ownership of the medium
  2) mediums funding sources
  3) sourcing
  4) negative feedback
  5) norms/societal acceptance

Question 5

What is a schema? How do we form schemas?

Answer 5

• developed by Jean Piaget
• how you interpret the world, a predefined lens
• we adapt new schemas through:
  1) assimilation- incorporate new info into existing schemas
  2) accommodation- adjust schemas to fit completely new info/experiences

Question 6

What is perception?

Answer 6

• the recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based mainly on memory
• insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by the act of perceiving