Chapter 2

Perception

Perception is about our 5 sense which is sight, taste, hear, touch and smell.
It is also impression that others give you and what you project to others. Although the meaning of first impression and perception are same but there are slightly different which is we can change perception to an object or person but we will not change the first impression toward an object or person.

 

There are 3 stages of perception process:
1. Sensory stimulation occurs, this is the stage of our sensory organ stimulate.

• For example: you see someone that you have not seen for years

2. Sensory stimulation is organized, we organized what we can feel according to various principles in this stage. There are two principle which is proximity principle and closure principle.

• For example: you organized the person you see belongs to which group of friends

3. Sensory stimulation is interpreted-evaluated, we involving evaluations on the part of perceiver.

• For example: you start thinking what his/her name.

Besides, there are 7 processes influencing perception which is implicit personality theory, the self-fulfilling prophecy, perceptual accentuation, primacy recency, consistency, stereotyping and attribution.

Today we also learnt how to make perception more accurate which is analyze impression, check perceptions, reduce uncertainty and increase cultural sensitivity.