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People often see the same phenomenon differently

R.NARMADHA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT
GFGC,TIPTUR
CONCEPT OF PERCEPTION
DEFINITION:
Robbins defines “Perception as a
process by which individuals organise and
interpret their sensory impressions in order
to give meaning to their environment”.
SENSATION Vs PERCEPTION
Response of Determined by both
Physical sensory organ physiological & psychological
(viewing, hearing, touching, characteristics of the organism
tasting, etc)
PERCEPTIONAL PROCESS
Receiving
Selecting
Input Organising Output Behaviour
Interpreting
1. Stimuli – People, objects, events
2. Receiving stimuli – hearing, smelling,
touching, seeing & tasting.
3. Selection – (Two types of factors)
External factors
(size, colour, contrast, familiarity etc)

Internal factors
(interest, experience, attitudes &
self acceptance)
SELECTION PROCESS

Figure ground Relevancy


4. ORGANISATION

Grouping Closure Simplification


5. INTERPRETATION –
The perceiver has to interpret
the inputs (information) which have been
organised using the above methods.

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