HROB 2090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Dispositional Attribution, Stereotype Threat, Ethnic Stereotype

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2090
• Professor: Thomas Sasso

Document Summary

What is perception? the process of interpreting the messages of our senses to provide order and meaning to the environment. People base their actions on the interpretation of reality that their perceptual system provides, rather than on reality itself. Perception has three components: a perceiver, a target that is being perceived, some situational context in which the perception is occurring. Each component influences the perceiver"s impression or interpretation of the target. Past experiences lead the perceiver to develop expectations that affect current perceptions. Needs unconsciously influence perceptions by causing us to perceive what we wish to perceive. Emotions, such as anger, happiness, or fear, can influence our perceptions. The tendency for the perceptual system to defend the perceiver against unpleasant emotions. People often see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear . Our perceptual system works to ensure we do not see or hear things that are threatening.