Question

Describe 3 ways our perception of self and others affects our perception of information

Answer 1

(3) ways our perception of self and others affects our perception of information. Next, share an experience in which your perception of self or others interfered with effectively communicating or receiving a message.Every day we go through life and perceive individuals and things. We understand those perceptions by using prior experiences to help organize and screen the information we are taking in. How we perceive others and what others make of us affect how we communicate and act. Selection is first part of perception. That’s where we pay attention to what is salient to us – the thing that attracts us to the context. We pay attention to what we perceive as meeting our needs and interests. If we think certain information does not suit our needs, the motivation that would usually spark our attention may get lost. Secondly, we sort and categorize information based on instinctive and learned cognitive reasoning. We sort things into patterns using proximity, similarity, and difference. Proximity sorting, we tend to think that things that are close together