Sub processes of Perception

The sub processes of perception are: Situation-person interaction through senses (Confrontation): Perception starts with the event of interaction between a stimulus and a person or between a situation and person. Stimulus is a focused external event to which an individual is subjected. Situation is broader environment with which a person comes in contact and has to respond. Registration: The senses receive the stimuli and the physiological mechanism carries the sensory message to brain. Interpretation: The stimuli are interpreted by the brain. Feedback: An example of the feedback would be kinesthetic feedback (sensory impressions from muscles) which is different from the stimuli captured from the sensory organ. Subsequent processes -------------Behavior: The perception process is terminated by behavior of the person. Perception is considered as a behavioral event and hence it terminates with behavior which is observable. Consequence: Consequence is an environmental response to the behavior of a person. During the registration phenomenon the physiological mechanisms act. Interpretation is the most significant sub process of perception. Other psychological process like learning, motivation and personality play a role in interpretation. The sub processes of registration, interpretation and feedback are internal processes that are unobservable. But situation, behavior and consequences are observable and indicate that perception is related to behavior.