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perception

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to make meaning out of others’ behaviors (process)

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3 Stages of Perception

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  1. selection
  2. organization
  3. interpretation
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Selection

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the process of attending to stimulus:

  • unusual / unexpected
  • frequency of exposure
  • intensity of the stimulus
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Organization

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the process of categorizing information that has been selected for attention

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Interpretation

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the process of assigning meaning to information that has been selected for attention and organized from personal experience, knowledge of the persons, and closeness of the relationship

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Influences of perception

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  • physiological states and traits (i.e. morning and night people)
  • cultures and co-cultures
  • social roles
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social roles

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set of behaviors expected in a particular social situation

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7 Fundamental Forces in Interpersonal Perception

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  1. stereotypes relies on generalizations
  2. the primary effect governs first impressions
  3. recency effect
  4. perceptual set limits what we perceive
  5. egocentrism narrows our perspective
  6. positivity bias
  7. negativity bias
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attributions

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explanations for an observed behavior

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common attributions errors

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  • self-serving bias
  • fundamental attribution error
  • over attribution
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stereotypes

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generalizations about groups of people that are applied to individual members of the group

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primary effect

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the tendency to emphasize the first impression over later impressions when forming perceptions

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recency effect

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the tendency to emphasize the most recent impression over earlier impressions when forming a perception

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perceptual set

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predisposition to perceive only what we want or expect to perceive

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egocentrism

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unable to take another person’s perspective

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altercentric

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focused on the other person’s perspective

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positivity bias

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tendency to focus heavily on a person’s positive attributes when forming a perception

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negativity bias

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tendency to focus heavily on a person’s negative attributes when forming a perception

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overattribution

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the tendency to attribute a range of behaviors to a single characteristic of a person