Ch. 4- Perception And Self-Concept Flashcards
(22 cards)
Closure
A tendency to fill in missing information to draw conclusion from available data
Confirmation bias
Selecting and focusing on Messages that confirm our beliefs
Context
Making sense of our perceptions by examining the situation around them. Also, the time of day, location, or social situation surrounding the communication encounter.
Current situation
The current context or environment in which interactions occur
Frames of reference
The experiences, goals, values, attitudes, beliefs, culture, gender, and knowledge that individuals bring to communication encounters
Interpret
A step in the process of perception when you assign meanings to the events around you
Johari window
Helps us to understand the relationship between who we are and what we share with others
Organize
A step in the process of perception that allows you to make sense of what is happening around you
Past experiences
Values, beliefs, culture, customs, family background
Perceptual filters
Filters that cause us to see things differently than those around us
Physical characteristics
Height, weight, body type, Eye and hair color
Proximity
Organizing events based on their physical closeness
Select
A step in the process of perception where are you consciously or unconsciously attend to events around you
Selective perception
Tendency to see, hear, and believe only what you want
Selective retention
Tendency to remember only those things that confirmed our beliefs
Self appraisal
Also known as your self-concept
Self-aware
Developing your self-concept by describing your feelings about yourself
Self-concept
Comprised of your self image and self-esteem
Self-esteem
Assigning value to your descriptions of yourself
Self-fulfilling prophecy
A tendency to live up to our own expectations and those that others have of us
Self image
How you describe yourself and how you think others would describe you
Similarity
Organizing events that resemble each other by size, color, or shape
