Perception and Individual Making

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PERCEPTION & INDIVIDUAL DECISION M

AKING
M. FADLIL KIROM (17102066)
M. RAIHAN AL FATHI (17102067)
Perception

• Definition of Perception: A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in
order to give meaning to their environment
• People’s behavior is based on their perception of what reality is, not on reality itself
• The world as it is perceived is the world that is behaviorally important

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Factors that Influence Perception

Perceiver Situation Target

Attitudes, motives, interes Time, work setting, social novelty, motion, sounds, s
ts experiences, expectatio setting ize, background, proximit
ns y, similarity

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Attribution Theory – judging others
Our perception and judgment of others is significantly influenced by our assumptions of the other person’s internal state.
When individuals observe behavior, they attempt to determine whether it is internally or externally caused.

Distinctiveness
Shows different behaviors in different situations.
High, External : Low, Internal

Consensus
Consistency
Response is
Responds in the
the same
same as
wayothers
over to
time
same situation.
High, Internal
External :: Low,
Low, External
Internal

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Errors and Biases in Attributions

Fundamental Attribution Error Self-Serving Bias


tendency to underestimate the influence tendency for individuals to attribute thei
of external factors and overestimate the r own successes to internal factors while
influence of internal factors when makin putting the blame for failures on externa
g judgments about the behavior of other l factors
s

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Mental Shortcuts - Individuals

Selective Perception Contrast Effects


People selectively interpret what they see Affected by comparisons with other peopl
on the basis of their interests, background, e recently encountered who rank higher or
experience, and attitudes lower on the same characteristics

Halo Effect Stereotyping


Drawing a general impression about an in Judging someone on the basis of our perce
dividual on the basis of a single characteris ption of the group to which he or she belo
tic (favorable) ngs - simplify complex world, maintain con
sistency

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Decision-Making Models in Organizatio
ns

Rational Decision-making Model


• The decision maker has complete information
• Is able to identify all the relevant options in unbiased manner (people might satisfice)
• Six-step decision-making process,

Bounded Reality
Intuition
•A non-conscious
The “real world” process created
model: Most from distilled
people respondexperience thatproblem
to a complex results inby
quick decisions
reducing the problem to a level at which it can
be readily
•Relies understood.
on holistic associations or links between disparate pieces of information
•It’s
Seeksfastsatisfactory
and affectively
andcharged – engaging
sufficient the
solutions emotions
from limited data and alternatives

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