The Perception Process

Yuwachet Siritham

BY

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

Perception is the process of selecting, sorting and interpreting information inputs to produce meaning.

OR WE COULD SAY

we chose what info we pay attention to, organize it and interpret it.

There are three steps in the perception process

First, We select

Second, We sort

Third, We interpret data from our environment

FIRSTSelect data from the environment

selection inputs are the sensations received through all five of our senses.

All five senses are……………….

All five senses are……………….

Sight

Smell

Hearing

Feeling

Taste

Our senses are like windows to

the world through which

information passes from the environment to

ourselves

When we say select, we don’t mean just a conscious selection effort. Selection is actually more of an awareness process.

The first stage of selection acts as a filtering mechanism. Most of the data we are exposed to filtered out, while some is

selected o pass on to our awareness. From all the thousands of stimuli we are

bombarded with at any one moment, we choose some to enter our awareness.

Intense, repetitious or changing stimuli attract our attention and shape what we

notice (select) and what we ignore.

SecondOrganize and prioritize the information and

data that we have become aware of.

We organize and prioritize the data so that certain information stands out over other information. This

organization is based on our experiences and may not be shared by others. Each of us has a unique

method of organizing.

Third

Interpreting the data

We manipulate the data to give meaning to the information that has been selected and sorted. All we have is data which makes no sense and has no meaning.

We search our memory and assign meaning to the databased on its similarity to our previous experiences.

ENVIRONMENT

DATA

PSYCHOLOGICAL

pHYSIOLOGICAL

LANGUAGE

LEARNING

AND

EDUCATION

EXPERRIENCES

EXPECTATIONS

RealityBRAIN

ClosureSelective perceptionPatterningInterpreting factors

Selecting and Sorting Filters

The Perception Process

Do you know???????Sight -Human can distinguish 7,500,000

different shades of colorSound- Human can distinguish sounds

ranging from 20 to 20,000 cycles per second (Hz.).

Smell- Human can recognize 5000 odors.Taste- Human can distinguish 10,000

different tastes.Touch- Human fingers can feel separation

between objects as small as 3-8 millimeters apart.