COMM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fundamental Attribution Error, Selective Perception, Scale-Invariant Feature Transform
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Perception is the cognitive process that helps us make sense of the world. Communication processing is how we gather, organize, and evaluate the information we receive. Because we are constantly bombarded with information we must sift through it to determine what is important and what to remember. Explain how we use and misuse schemas when communicating with others: Schemas are mental structures we use to connect bits of information together. Schemas function to help us understand how things work and decide how to act. Schemas evolve as we select new information and situations. Interaction appearance theory explains how people change their perception of someone else as they spend more time together. Schemas present four challenges that derail good communication. This can be corrected by mindfulness, which helps us focus on the task at hand. The challenge selective perception presents is that it allows bias to influence our thoughts. Under influence allows other sources too much say.
