Prepared by : 1. Radhika Khant 2. Pankti Patwa 3. Yogesh Kakra 4.

Hiren Tarapra

 WE DONT SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE, WE SEE THINGS AS WE ARE.

DEFINATION
A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. Perception is the process of receiving information about and making sense of the world around us. It involves deciding which information to notice, how to categorize this information and how to interpret it within the framework of existing knowledge.

PERCEPTION PROCESS

Sensation Selection

Organisation
Translation

FACTORS INFLUENCING PERCEPTION

Factors in the Perceiver Factors in the Situation

Perception

Factors in the Target

FACTORS IN THE PERCEIVER

Attitudes Motives

Interests
Experiences Expectations

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FACTORS IN THE SITUATION

Time Work Settings

Social Settings

FACTORS IN THE TARGET

Novelty Motion Sounds Size Background Proximity Similarity

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ATTRIBUTION THEORY
This Theory tries to explain the ways in which we judge people differently The determination through attribution theory largely depends on 3 factors
1. 2.

3.

Distinctivness Concensus Consistency cont...

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Observation

Interpretation

Attribution of cause H

External
Internal External Internal

Distinctiveness

L H

Individual behavior

Consensus

H Consistency

Internal External

Fundamental Attribution Error..

The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgements about the behaviour of others.

Self serving bias...

The tendency for individuals to attribute their own success to internal factors and put the blame for Failures on external factors.

FREQUENTLY USED SHORTCUTS IN JUDGING OTHERS

selective perception ..
The tendency to selectively interpret what one sees on the basis of ones interest, background, experience and attitudes.

Halo effect..
The tendency to draw a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristics.

cont

Contrast effects..
Evaluation of a persons characteristics that is affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics.

Stereotyping..
Judging someone on the basis of ones perception of the group to which that person belongs.

Profiling..
A form of stereotyping in which a group of individuals is singled out typically on the basis of race or ethnicity for intensive inquiry, scrutiny, or investigation.

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SPECIFIC APPLICATION OF SHORTCUTS IN ORGANIZATION

Employment interview Performance expectations

Performance evaluation