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What is active and subjective perception?

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Active - your mind selects, organized, and interprets what you sense
Subjective - your uniquely constructed meaning attributed to sensed stimuli

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What is perception?

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Using the senses to process information about the external environment OR individuals view of reality

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What are three things that account for differences in perception?

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(1) physiological - sex, height, weight (2) past experiences and roles - lead you to see world differently (3) present feelings and circumstances - how you feel at the moment

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What is the order of the ladder of abstraction?

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[specific - lowest] (1) event (2) selective perception (3) organization (4) interpretation (5) symbolization [abstract general - highest]

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Describe the Model of a Man as a Semantic Reactor

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Past and future both going towards present; present mixes cognitive, feeling, self-moving, and electrochemical

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What is involved in the process of selection?

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Exposure, attention, perception, and retention

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How do closure and proximity clarify organization?

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They put things into perspective and give symbolism

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Explain how or why the interpretation phase of perception is so important

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It assigns meaning to stimuli

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List and differentiate among some of the perceptual errors

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(1) stereotyping - offer hasty generalization based on a judgment about an individual from that group (2) first impressions - initial opinion about people upon meeting that person

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What is symbolic interactionism?

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Process of development of the self through the messages and feedback received from others

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Explain the self-fulfilling prophecy

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Taking advantage of your talents or abilities and utilizing them to better yourself

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What is necessary for one to improve their self concept?

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Good self esteem ?

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Why is self concept considered the most important variable in communication?

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It affects how we interact with others