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23 Cards in this Set
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Perception |
Process of using the senses to acquire information about the surrounding environment or situation |
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Active Perception |
Perception in which your mind selects, organizes, and interprets that which you sense |
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Subjective Perception |
Your uniquely constructed meaning attribute to sensed stimuli |
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Perceptual Constancy |
The idea that your past experiences lead you to see the world in a way that is difficult to change; your initial perceptions persist |
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Role |
Part you play in various social contexts |
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Selective Exposure |
Tendency to expose yourself to information that references, rather than contradicts, your beliefs or opinions |
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Selective Attention |
The tendency, when you expose yourself to information and ideas, to focus on certian cues and ignore others |
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Selective Perception |
Tendency to see, hear, and believe only what you want to see, hear, and believe |
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Selective Retention |
Tendency to remember better the things that reinforce your beliefs than those that oppose them |
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Organization |
Grouping of stimuli into meaningful units or wholes |
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Figure |
Focal point of your attention |
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Ground |
Background against which your focused attention occurs |
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Closure |
The tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an otherwise incomplete figure or statement |
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Proximity |
Principle that objects physically close to each other will be perceived as a unit or group |
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Similarity |
Principle that elements are grouped together because they share attributes, such as size, color, or shape |
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Interpretive Perception |
Perception that involves a blend of internal states and external stimuli |
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Stereotyping |
A hasty generalization about a group based on a judgement about an individual from that group |
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Prejudice |
unfavorable predisposition about an individual because of his membership in a stereotyped group |
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Out-Group |
Group of people excluded from another group with higher status; a group marginalized by the dominant culture |
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First Impression |
An initial opinion about people upon meeting them |
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Perceptual Checking |
A process of describing, interpreting, and verifying that helps us understand another person and his or her message more accurately 1) Describe behavior 2) Suggest plausible interpretations 3) Seek clarification |
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Symbolic Interactionism |
Process in which the self develops through the messages and feedback received from others |
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Identity Management |
The control (or lack of control) of the communication of information through a performance |
