BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Signalling Theory, Perceived Organizational Support, Central Tendency
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Perception: the process of interpreting the messages of our senses to provide order and meaning to the env. Select, organize, interpret retrieve and respond to info. Helps us organize and sort out the complex and varied input received by our senses. Ppl base their actions on their perception of reality, (cid:862)you(cid:396) pe(cid:396)(cid:272)eptio(cid:374) is you(cid:396) (cid:396)eality(cid:863), we interpret what we see. Help us understand how ppl make conclusions. The attribution process guides our behavior: what influences our perception: interests, motives, emotions, experiences, what"s happe(cid:374)i(cid:374)g i(cid:374) the situatio(cid:374, what"s i(cid:374) the ta(cid:396)get (cid:894)does it ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)otio(cid:374), sou(cid:374)d, size a(cid:374)d (cid:271)a(cid:272)kg(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d(cid:895) A perceiver, target that is being perceived and some situational context in which the perception is occurring. The perceiver: experience, needs and emotions can affect their perception of reality influences his or her impressions of a target is experience they develop expectations.
