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PERCEPTION PROCESS AND STEREOTYPES

PERCEPTION PROCESS AND STEREOTYPES. Overview. Elements of perception Perceptual shortcuts Relationships between stereotype and perception Strategies to correct inaccurate perceptions. Perception.

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PERCEPTION PROCESS AND STEREOTYPES

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  1. PERCEPTION PROCESS ANDSTEREOTYPES

  2. Overview • Elements of perception • Perceptual shortcuts • Relationships between stereotype and perception • Strategies to correct inaccurate perceptions

  3. Perception The procedures by which we try and interpret information about the environment that surrounds us.

  4. What do you see?

  5. What do you see?

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  10. Count the … Feature films are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years

  11. Perception • Not always based on a true picture of reality • Our perceptions are our reality

  12. Elements of Perception • Raw data • Mental process • Interpretation of our experience

  13. Perceptual Shortcut • New information with old information to make a quick deduction…… • First impression • Viewing people as a constant • Blaming the victim • Halo effect

  14. Stereotypes • An exaggerated belief associated with a category

  15. Characteristics of Stereotypes • Fixed rigid ideas • Associated with a group or category • Not supported by evidence • Can be favorable or unfavorable • Driven by motive

  16. Sources of Stereotypes • Socialization process • Books • Mass media • Educators and public officials

  17. Perception / Stereotype • Rationalizations that allow us to justify behavior • Accept / reject certain groups or situations • Selectively maintain our thinking about a group or category.

  18. Strategies to CorrectInaccurate Perceptions • Acceptances of differences • Active listening • Own your behaviors • Use the feedback process

  19. Summary • Elements of perception • Perceptual shortcuts • Relationships between stereotype and perception • Strategies to correct inaccurate perceptions

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