Second lesson of Human Communication : Perception

Today I learnt about Perception which is the impression that others give you and what you project to others. The similarity of communication and perception is they are both involved in communication. 

I learnt the process of perception.  Sensory stimulation occurs, which is First stage, the sense organs are stimulated ; taste a slice of pizza.You perceived something meaningful and not perceiving what is not meaningful. Besides that, the Second stage, Sensory stimulation is organised according to various principles. Furthermore, the Third stage, Sensory stimulation is interpreted-evaluated. Interpretations-evaluations are not based solely on the external stimulus. May be based on your past experience, needs, wants, value systems, emotional state, expectation and so on. 

Lecture showed us a few pic and ask us what we see, what is our perception.

There are also 5 processes influencing perception :
1. Implicit personality theory 
2. The self-fulfilling prophecy 
3. Primacy- recency
4. Consistency 
5. Attribution 

Halo effect.
           -you have your own opinion about someone's characteristics. 

     

    Reverse halo effect.

                 -individuals who have bad traits.

Pygmalion effect.

    - Which one make prediction and then proceeds to fulfill it.

Primacy-recency.

          -Use early information to provide yourself with a general idea of what a person is like

Consistency.

           -People have a strong tendency to maintain balance or consistency among             

perceptions.

Attribution.

         -The process through which you try discover why people do what they do and even why you do what you do.

That's all for today :)))