Perception

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PERCEPTION

WE DON’T SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE,


WE SEE THINGS AS WE ARE
Defination
Preception is the process through which information from the
outside world is selected, received, organized and interpreted to
make it meanigful. This input of meaniful information results in
decisions and actions.

Perception is YOUR Filtered out

interpretation of “reality” Selected


after information/stimuli is Organized
Defined

Knowledge
Needs
Beliefs
values using your existing
Assumptions
Attitude
THE PERCEPTION PROCESS

Selecting Stimuli
External factors : Nature,
Location, Size, contrast,
Receiving Stimuli Movement, repetition, similarity
Internal factors : Learning,
(Internal and
needs, age, Interest, Habit. Organizing
External )
Figure Background ,
Perceptual Grouping
( similarity, proximity,
closure, continuity)

Response
Covert: Attitudes , Interpreting
Motivation, Attribution ,Stereotyping,
Feeling Halo Effect, Projection
Overt: Behavior
Factors in the perceiver
• Attitudes Factors influencing

Perception
Motives
• Interests
• Experience
• Expectations

Perception Factors in the Target


• Novelty
• Motion
• Sounds
Factors in the situation
• Time • Size
• Work Setting • Background
• Social Setting • Proximity
• Similarity
Perceptual organization
It is the process by which we group outside stimuli
into recognizable and identifiable patterns and
whole objects.

• Figure background
• Perceptual grouping
• Ambiguous figures
• Illusion
Figure Background-organization of Grouping
the visual field into objects the perceptual tendency to
(figures) that stand out from organize stimuli into
their surroundings (ground) coherent groups
Grouping Principles
 proximity--group nearby
figures together
 similarity--group figures
that are similar
 continuity--perceive
continuous patterns
 closure--fill in gaps
 connectedness--spots, lines,
and areas are seen as unit
when connected
Closure
Ambiguous figures Illusions
exemplify the fact It indicate that our mind does
that sometimes the not always accurately represent
same perceptual the perceptual input, this
input can lead to suggested that the mind was
very different "actively" involved in
representations. interpreting the perceptual input
rather than passively recording
the input.
Perceptual Interpretation

• Selective Perception :
People selectively interpret what they see on the
basis of their interests, background, experience and
attitudes.

• Halo Effect :
Drawing a general impressions about an individual on
the basis of a single characteristics.
• Contrast Effect :
Evaluation of a person’s characteristics that are
effected by comparisons with other people recently
encountered who rank higher or lower on the same
characteristics.

• Projection :
Attributing one's own characteristics to other
people.

• Stereotyping :
Judging someone on the basis of one’s perception
of the group to which that persons belongs.
Specific Applications in Organizations:

1.) Employment Interview

2.) Performance Expectations (Self Fulfilling Prophecy)

3.) Performance Evaluation

4.) Employee Effort


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