COMM 292 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Selective Perception, Stereotype, Emotional Labor
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Outsized ambition, only those who are super-achievers will t with company. Hard driving ways, somewhat narcissistic as he expects those to adapt to his personalty and enjoys being centre of attention and likes being recognized. Individual differences can have substantial impact upon how groups and organizations function. The process by which individuals organize and interpret their impression in order to give meanings to their environment. Important to ob as one"s behaviour is not based on the reality but rather on individuals perception of what reality is. Attribution theory: tendency to underestimate the in uence of external factors and overestimate the in uence of internal factors when making judgements upon behaviour of others. Theory based around us observing to be what looks like atypical behaviour and attempting to determine if it is internally (under the personal behaviour control of another individual) or externally (what forces individual to act) caused. Considers whether an individual acts similarly across a variety of situations.
