COM 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hasty Generalization, Subjective Constancy, Selective Perception
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-> the process of becoming aware of objects and events from the senses. Our minds select, organize, and interpret what we sense. Our minds construct unique meanings to sensed stimuli. Selective exposure- the tendency to expose yourself to information that reinforces, rather than contradicts, your beliefs or opinions. Selective attention- the tendency, when you expose yourself to information and ideas, to focus on certain cues and ignore others. Selective perception- the tendency to see, hear, and believe only what you want to see, hear, and believe. Selection retention- the tendency to remember better the things that reinforce your beliefs than those that oppose them. Organization- the grouping of stimuli into meaningful units or wholes i. 1: ground- the background against which your focused attention occurs, closure- the tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an iii. iv. otherwise incomplete figure or statement.
