UNIT 1

UNIT 1

1. Perceiving Others

   • Perception trick us
   • We assume people perceive as we do
   • Perceptions are fixed/hard to change
   • Process
     • 1.Selection
       • The mental process of choosing which data in a field of perceptual data we will attend to
         • Influences
           • stimuli
           • contrast
           • internal
           • emotional
     • 2.Organization
       • We use organizational structures to make sense of (categorize) what we selected to notice
         • Types of scheme
           • Physical Constructs
           • Role Constructs
           • Interaction Constructs
           • Psychological Constructs
     • 3.Interpretation
       • Obtain a particular understanding based on how you organized the data you selected
         • Factors that causes us to interpret a person's behavior
           • Degree of involvement
           • Relational Satisfaction
           • Personal Experience
           • Assumptions about human behavior
           • Expectations
           • Knowledge of others

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