IRE260H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Selective Perception, Fundamental Attribution Error, Central Tendency

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The process of interpreting the messages of our senses to provide order and meaning to the environment. People base their actions on the interpretation of reality that their perceptual system provides, rather than on reality itself. Some situational context in which the perception is occurring. Each component influences the perceiver"s impression or interpretation of the target. Factors in the perceiver: mood, attitudes, interests, experiences, expectations. Factors in the situation: time, work setting, social setting. Factors in the target: novelty, ambiguity, background, proximity. Life is a process of selecting information/data. We are confronted with millions of pieces of stimuli each day. To eliminate the chaos of life (entropy) and help make sense of the world, we simplify and reduce our world. We put our selected data in cognitive folders . Next, we have to evaluate the data in our folders. Not comfortable with new or small folders. We like our old, big folders and avoid our small, underdeveloped folders.

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