perception process
Selection, Organization, Interpretation
Selection
Subjective, not objective. Intensity, Repetitive, Contrast, What motivates us.
Organization
Stimuli based on our life experiences. We classify stimuli in ways that make sense to us.
Interpretation
Decoding.
Stereotypes
Various social groups.
First Impressions
Making snap judgement. Can be different from what the person is actually like.
Frozen Evaluations
Errors made when we do not allow people to change in our minds.
Ethnocentrism
Attitude that one’s own culture is superior to others.
Fact/Inference Confusion
Facts are what really happens. Inferences is drawing conclusions about the unknown.