Download Perception - Winston Knoll Collegiate

 Process
by which one infers other people’s
motives and intentions from observing their
behavior and deciding whether the causes
of the behavior are internal or situational
 Helps people make sense of the world,
organize their thoughts quickly and
maintain sense of control over their
environment
 Helps people predict similar events in the
future
 Quick
judgments based on physical
appearance, facial expressions or body
language
 Careful observation of a person’s
behavior
READINESS, AGGRESSION
DEFENSIVENESS
BOREDOM
OPEN, RELAXED
EVALUATION, THINKING
DOUBT, DISBELIEF
CONFIDENCE, SUPERIORITY
BOREDOM
AUTHORITATIVE
NEGATIVE EVALUATION
INDECISION
INSECURITY, NERVOUSNESS
 Social
perceptions are based on our
interpretation of body language, however
this is based on our culture and can
cause issues when we go to other
countries
IN CANADA THIS MEANS STOP
IN IRAQ THIS MEANS COME
FORWARD
IN CANADA WE SEE V FOR VICTORY
IN ENGLAND THIS VERSION IS EQUAL
TO GIVING THE FINGER
IN CANADA WE SEE THUMBS UP –
GOOD JOB
IN AUSTRALIA THEY SEE UP YOURS
IN CANADA WE SEE YOUR CRAZY
IN ARGENTINA THEY SEE YOU HAVE A
PHONE CALL
IN CANADA WE SEE COME HERE
IN MALAYSIA IT IS USED FOR ANIMALS
IN AUSTRALIA IT IS USED FOR LADIES OF
THE NIGHT
IN CANADA WE WOULD WONDER ABOUT
THEIR SEXUALITY
IN MANY ARAB NATIONS IT IS A SIGN OF
FRIENDSHIP
 Fundamental
attribution error
• To overestimate the role of personal factors and
underestimate the influence of situations
• Ex. A student shows up to 1st period late, the
teacher thinks they are lazy doesn’t account for
the fact that the student drives ½ hour and roads
were bad
 First
impressions
• We rarely change them even if they are not
supported by any evidence
• Ex. You show up for your first day of work late
and without the required equipment, your boss
may never trust your work even if you are never
late again
 Self-fulfilling
prophecy
• By believing something to be we unintentionally
work to make it true
• Ex. Have you ever noticed that bad things often
happen to people with really negative attitudes?
 Stereotype
• Fixed, overly simple, often incorrect and often
negative ideas about traits, attitudes and
behaviors attributed to groups of people
• Ex. You’re a girl so you like shopping or You’re a
boy so you like cars or You’re a teenager so you
drink
 Prejudice
• A negative evaluation of an entire group based
on unfavorable ideas or stereotypes about the
group
• Ex. All blondes are dumb, or All Asians are smart
 Discrimination
• Prejudice that is translated into behavior
• Ex. Refusing to hire someone who is First Nations
because you believe all First Nations to be lazy.