CMN 1148 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Confirmation Bias

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1148
• Professor: Jennepher L- T

Document Summary

We spend most of our time listening on a daily basis. Hearing: occurs when the eardrum absorbs sound vibrations and sends the sensations to the brain. (a purely physical process) Listening: a mental process that involves interpreting messages that others have transmitted. adds the critical dimension of making sense of the sounds we hear we listen to understand. The listening process the listening process consists of : selecting, understanding, remembering and responding despite the chances in process they happen simultaneously (we dont notice: selecting: we select certain stimuli and ignore others. The first phase of the listening process; referring to paying attention to certain sounds and ignoring others. Cocktail party effect: a phenomenon where we hear one voice out of a medley of conversation and background noises. (selecting phase) Understanding: once we"ve selected a sound that merits our attention, we figure out what is means. The process of assigning meaning to the stimuli we have selected.