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PERCEPTIONbyrajesh&ankur
What Is Perception, and Why Is It Important?
• Perception
A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
People’s behavior People’s behavior is based on their is based on their perception of perception of what reality is, what reality is, not on reality not on reality itself. itself.
Human mind Human mind assembles, assembles, organizes and organizes and categorizes categorizes informationinformation
People’s behavior People’s behavior is based on their is based on their perception of perception of what reality is, what reality is, not on reality not on reality itself. itself.
Human mind Human mind assembles, assembles, organizes and organizes and categorizes categorizes informationinformation
Factors Influencing the Perceptual Process
PerceiverPerceiver Perception influenced by person’s values, Perception influenced by person’s values,
attitudes, past experiences, needs, personalityattitudes, past experiences, needs, personality
SettingSetting Physical context, social context, organizational Physical context, social context, organizational
contextcontext
PerceivedPerceived Target’s contrast, intensity, figure-ground Target’s contrast, intensity, figure-ground
separation, size, motion, repetition, noveltyseparation, size, motion, repetition, novelty
External Factors in Perceptual Selectivity
• Size
• Intensity
• Repetition
• Novelty and Familiarity
• Contrast
• Motion
Young /Old woman illusion
• Contrast Principle: Example
Perception process: 6 Steps
1. Stimuli
2. Organising (or Receiving Stimuli)
3. Selective Attention (or Selecting Stimuli)
4. Perceptual Organisation
5. Interpreting
6. Response
Perceptual Organization
• The Law of Proximity: Stimulus elements that are closed together tend to be perceived as a group
• The Law of Similarity: Similar stimuli tend to be grouped. Similar features of various stimuli irrespective of nearness.
• The Law of Closure: Stimuli tend to be grouped into complete figures
• The Law of Good Continuation: Stimuli tend to be grouped as to minimize change or discontinuity
• The Law of Simplicity: Ambiguous stimuli tend to be resolved in favor of the simplest Figure.
• The Law of Figure Ground Principle: The tendency to keep certain phenomenon in focus and other phenomenon in background.
Distortions in Perception
Distortions in perception may occur because of the following factors:
• Factors in perceiver- personality, mental set, attribution, first impression , halo effect, stereotyping
• Factors in person perceived- status, visibility of traits etc.
• Situational factors
Shortcuts in Judging Others:
1.) Selective Perception
2.) Halo Effect
3.) Contrast Effects
4.) Projection
5.) Stereotyping
Specific Applications in Organizations
• Employment Interview
• Performance Expectations
• Performance Evaluation
• Employee Effort
Managerial Implications of Perception
• Interpersonal Working Relationships
• Selection of Employees
• Performance Appraisal
Developing Perceptual Skills
• Perceiving oneself correctly
• Enhancing Self concept
• Having positive attitudes
• Being Empathic
• Communicating More openly
• Avoiding Common Perceptual Distortions
INDUSTRY EXAMPLE
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2011/01/a-fascinating-example-of-the-importance-of-market-perception.html