Perception
the process of experiencing the world around you and making sense out of what you experience (QQ)
perception
what are the three main stages of perception (in order-QQ)??
selecting, organizing, and interpreting
collections of perceptions about others that we maintain and use to interpret their behaviors
impression
a perceptual tendency which involves attributing a variety of positive attributes to someone simply because we like them (QQ)
halo effect
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occurs simply because our senses are in operation
Passive Perception
when we direct our attention to specific details and consequently ignore other pieces of information.
selective perception
filling in information that is not there based on our assumptions (QQ)
superimposing
a perceptual tendency that involves attributing a variety of negative qualities to people simply because we do not like them
horn effect
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occurs when we are motivated to pay attention to particular information (QQ)
active perception
how we make sense out of stimuli by grouping and dividing information into time segments with beginnings and ends.
punctuation
the tendency to use a small set of traits to make inferences about other traits that a person may possess (QQ)
clustering
attending to information that confirms what you already believe, and therefore manage to find all the evidence you needed to support your expectations (QQ)
confirmation bias
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the process of observing and interpreting the behaviors of other people (QQ)
interpersonal perception
also called egocentric memory, occurs when we remember things we want to remember and forget or repress things that are unpleasant, uncomfortable, or unimportant to us (QQ)
selective recall
explains how we each have preconceived ideas about personality traits that come as a “package deal.” In other words, once we learn a few details about someone, we infer other traits that are clustered with the traits we observe
implicit personality theory
occurs when we believe that when things go right, it’s because of our own skills and good character, rather than partially caused by others or by the circumstance or by luck
self-serving bias
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involves asking straight our if your interpretations are correct (QQ)
direct perception checking
The explanations we make about other people’s motives for their actions (QQ)
attribution
a term used to describe people who do not categorize others as easily or quickly as most people.
cognitive complexity
the tendency to underestimate the situational causes for another person’s negative behavior, and instead blame the individual (QQ)
fundamental attribution error
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