1. + Perceptions Chapter 3 recap

2. + TV Characters: What are your perceptions? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJnRkyCnVw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN7QcOCzUvE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVoO4z0jzeE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG2AAxRvico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xXv0Fws3-M

3. + Perceptions “…the process by which we notice and make sense of phenomena” (p. 43) “…the active process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting people, objects, events, situations, and activities” (p. 44) What about retrieving? Subjective Change

4. + Perceptions of Dr. G

5. + Selection Noticing stimuli Influences: Qualities of external phenomena (draws attention) Importance and relevance Own self-guidance (“pay attention to…”) Self-concept Needs, interests, motives Desirability (can impact perceived accessibility)

6. + Organization Constructivism We use cognitive structures: Cognitive Schemata Prototypes Personal Constructs Stereotypes Scripts

7. + Interpretation Subjective process “creating explanations for what we observe and experience” (p. 48 Attribution 4 dimensions (p. 49) LOCUS (internal or external) STABILITY (stable or unstable) SPECIFICITY (specific or global) RESPONSIBILITY (within personal control or beyond personal control) Self-serving bias

8. + Influences Physiological Factors Expectations Positive visualization Expectancy violation theory Was the violation positive or negative? How much did reality deviate from expectation? How did the violation impact our relationship? Cognitive Abilities Cognitive complexity Person-centeredness (different from empathy) Social Roles Cultures and Social Communities (co-cultures)

9. + Improving Avoid mind reading Check perceptions Focus on facts (not inferences and judgments) Monitoring the self-serving bias

10. + Impact on Communication? Consider different situations Campaign/Election Interview Classroom Date Actor/actress career Stylist Organization Must consider perceptions of: People Events Organizations Places Situations

11. + Perceptions: Group Chat Group 1: Beyonce (Destiny’s Child to Beyhive) Group 2: Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana to Twerking) Group 3: Nicole Polizzi (Snooki on Jersey Shore to Mom) Directions Chat about the individual; what are your perceptions? Do you even know her? What impacted your perceptions? Use your phones to look up information; What did you find? How is the celebrity presented? How might that shape a person’s perceptions? What are your perceptions following the research? Considering the celebrity you were assigned, discuss: How perceptions would impact their careers How perceptions change; and how hard the process may be for some Subjectivity associated with perceptions

12. + HCA #4 Visit a restaurant, store, or a person’s office (seek appropriate permissions) Make observations; jot down notes Respond to the following (numbered responses; typed) What was your perception? What shaped that perception (e.g. what did you see? What did it communicate?) What did the location communicate to you about the organization/person? What influenced your perceptions? You must factor in information and terms/concepts you learned from Chapter 3.