Perception
Presented by
Mohd. Wasim
Vaibhav Aggarwal
Lalit Bhardwaj
Niharika Jaiswal
Perception
• The process by which
individuals select,
organize, and interpret
the input from their
senses to give meaning
and order to the world
around them.
Factors Influencing Perception:
1.) Perceiver
2.) Target
3.) Situation
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Person Perception:
Making Judgments
About Others
Attribution Theory
Two Types of Causes:
1) Internal
2) External
Three Factors of the
Attribution Theory:
1.) Distinctiveness
2.) Consensus
3.) Consistency
Influences on Peoples’
Attributions
PERSONAL CAUSES SITUATIONAL CAUSES
Low Agreement High Agreement
CONSENSUS
Common Unusual
DISTINCTIVENESS
Consistent Inconsistent
CONSISTENCY
Fig. 2-5
Attribution Error
Success!! Employee Applies Failure
for Promotion
Employee
Employee
Denied
Receives
Promotion
Promotion
Employee Coworker
Employees Attributes Attributes
Attributes Coworker Failure to Failure to
Success to Attributes Situational Personal
Personal Success to Characteristics; Characteristics;
Characteristics; Situational Interviewer’s Employee’s
Employee’s Effort Characteristics; Attitude Personality
Boss’s
Supervision
Shortcuts in Judging Others:
1.) Selective Perception
2.) Halo Effect
3.) Contrast Effects
4.) Projection
5.) Stereotyping
Specific Applications in
Organizations:
1.) Employment Interview
2.) Performance Expectations
(Self Fulfilling Prophecy)
3.) Performance Evaluation
4.) Employee Effort
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