2021-interpersonal communication-lecture notes 4 PDF

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chapter 4 section 1 summary notes . interpersonal communication 4th edition textbook . Kory Floyd...

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CMST100 SUMMER SEMTER 2021 Chapter 4 : Interpersonal Perception 4.1 - The Process of Perception

Interpersonal communication CH 4.1 The process of perception

What is perception ? ●

It is the process of making meaning from the things we experience in the environment

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Applying perception to people and relationships it is called interpersonal perception

Three stages of perception process ●

Selection ○

1st step

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Sense are stimulated by objects and events in the environment

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Impossible to pay attention to every sense at a single moment

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You engage in selection = mind and body help you choose certain stimuli to pay attention to

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You don't make conscious decisions about which stimuli to notice and ignore

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3 characteristic make a stimuli stand out : ■

Unexpected

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Repetition

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Intensity

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Organization ○

2nd step

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Organization is the process of categorizing information that has been selected for attention

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4 types of schema to classify info ■

Physical constructs = objective characteristics (height , age ) , subjective characteristics ( physical attractiveness)

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Role constructs = emphasizes people’s social or professional position

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Interaction constructs = emphasizes people’s behavior

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Psychological constructs = emphasizes people’s thoughts and feelings

Perceptual schema helps to see how people are similar and different from us

Interpretation ○

3rd step

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Assigning an interpretation is assigning meaning to the info that has been selected for attention and organized

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3 factors that help interpret ■

Experience = helps assign meaning to behavior

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Knowledge = helps assign meaning to action

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Closeness = influences how you interpret behavior

Three steps of perception is not always linear but overlap

Influences on perceptual accuracy ●

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Physiology ○

Physiological states are temporary conditions

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Physiological traits are conditions that affect us on a ongoing basis

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Everyone has different biological rhythm

Cultural and co cultural backgrounds ○

Culture influences perceptions and interpretations of people’s behavior

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Co-cultural perceptions influence perceptions

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Each person has multiple lens through which they perceive the world ■

These lens are influence by age, culture ,social class , hobbies , co-culture

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Social roles ○

Social role is a set behaviors expected from someone in a particular social situation

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Each plays different social roles such as gender roles

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Experience and occupational roles influence perceptions...