COM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Fundamental Attribution Error, Attribution Bias, Stereotype
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Perception- the processes of selection, organization, and interpretation of the information you collect through your senses: what you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch. Selection- the process of choosing which sensory information to focus on. Organization- the process by which one recognizes what sensory input represents. Interpretation- the act of assigning meaning to sensory information. Selective attention- consciously or unconsciously attending to just a narrow range of full array of sensory information available. Cognitive representation- the ability to form mental models of the world. Interpersonal script- relatively fixed sequence of events that function as a guide or template for communication or behavior. Categorization- cognitive process used to organize information by placing it into larger groupings of information. Label- name assigned to a category based on one"s perception of the category. Stereotyping- creating schemes that overgeneralize attributed of a specific group. Frame- structure that shapes how people interpret their perceptions.
