COMM 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Physical Attractiveness, Confirmation Bias, Prime Factor
28 Sep 2016
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Perception- interpreting the sensory experience of the world. Selective attention- ability to choose the stimuli we pay attention to, ability to process certain of the stimuli available to us while filtering out others. Perceptual filters- physical/physiological limits, physiological limitations that are built into human beings and cannot be reversed. Psychological sets- expectations that shape experiences, our expectancies or predispositions to respond. Biases and limitations often lead to errors. Attribution- process of assigning meaning to other"s behavior, the act of asking. Ask why someone did what they did. Self attribution tends to differ from other attribution. We act a certain way because of the situation . Others act a certain way because of who they are . Attributions differ as people focus on different information. Sometimes we focus on the context or circumstances. Overuse of personality reasons (dispositions) with others. Joe failed the exam because he"s lazy and foolish. I failed because those questions were ridiculous and unfair.
