BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Subjective Constancy, Dispositional Attribution, Fundamental Attribution Error
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Perception: the process of interpreting the messages of our sense to provide order and meaning to the environment. People frequently base their actions on the interpretation of reality that their perceptual system provides, rather than on reality itself. Three components a perceiver, a target that is being perceived, and some situational context in which the perception is occurring. Perceptions are affected by: experience which leads to expectations, motivational state / needs perceive what we wish to perceive (ex- food when, emotional state hungry) Perceptual defence: the tendency for the perceptual system to defend the perceiver against unpleasant emotions. Perception involves interpretation and the addition of meaning to the target. Perceivers have a need to resolve ambiguities. Reduction in ambiguity is not always accompanied by greater accuracy; can"t always use all the information provided. Most important effect = add information about the target.
