Perception Process/Characteristics Flashcards
What is Perception?
The process of making sense of experiences
What is another definition of Perception?
A phenomena that filters the way we “see” the world around us. Meaningful interpretation of sensation of representatives of external knowledge; apparent knowledge of what’s around us.
What is a component of perception?
Sensory stimulation occurs, becomes organized and interpreted & evaluated.
What is the Contextual characteristic?
Perception is perceived based on situations.
In the Drama Triangle, what part of the diagram represents the Hero, victim, and villain giving up their roles and focusing on solving the problem?
The Circle of Resolution
What is the Experiential characteristic?
Perception based on past experiences
What is the Selective characteristic?
Perception which we perceive that we want or need to perceive at any given time on the basis of our experience.
What is the Evaluative characteristic?
Perception based on the fact that we gather data and judge it; we pass judgement whether its good/bad/right/wrong
What is the Inferential characteristic?
perception based on making inferences based on what you know (filling the gaps with presumptions)
Why is Perception considered vivid, personal, and usually accepted as true?
Because we go from what we seen and heard.
What did Drew Westin study?
he studied extreme Liberal and Conservative defending and condemnation of political leaders in Canada.
True or False: Perception is fallible
TRUE. We’re wrong… a lot!
What are the three stages of perception?
Stimulation, Organization, interpretation/Evaluation
