HROB 2090 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Subjective Constancy, Social Identity Theory, Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2090
• Professor: Sina Bahramirad

Document Summary

Perception: the process of interpreting the messages of our senses to provide order & meaning to the environment. Co-(cid:449)orker is still (cid:862)good (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:449)ith (cid:862)great pote(cid:374)tial(cid:863: model demonstrates 3 important characteristics of the perceptual process (1) perception is selective. Per(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ers do(cid:374)(cid:859)t use all a(cid:448)aila(cid:271)le (cid:272)ues (2) perceptual constancy. Tendency for the target to be perceived in the same way over time across situations (3) perceptual consistency. Tendency to select, ignore & distort cues in such a manner they fit together to form picture of the target. We strive for consistency in perception of people. Implicit personality theories: personal theories that people have about which personality characteristics go together: such implicit theories are inaccurate and provide basis for misunderstanding. Projection: tendency to attribute your own thoughts/feelings to others. In some cases projection is a sensible strategy: projection can also lead to perceptual difficulties.