Interpersonal Communications Perception Check We know that all perceptions are s

Question

Interpersonal Communications

Perception Check

We know that all perceptions are subjective and there is not necessarily a best way to understand any given situation. So, if there are so many moving parts to perception, how do you make sure your own perceptions are accurate? In your answer give examples of how you must take into account physiology, age, culture, self, and cognitive abilities. Also, describe one other element you feel is important to take into account when working to avoid getting the wrong perception.

Explanation / Answer

Hi

Every person on the earth has one's own perception to see the things . I see the things in my own perception rather it is . Perception begins when the human brain receives data from the body's five senses. The mind then processes and applies meaning to the sensory information. Yes, of course these elements age, culture,self,and cognitive abilities are vital in order to make any opinion about a given situation.

I would recommend to go through a book by Stephen R Covey's "The 7 Habbit of Highly Effective People". There you will see how the paradigm shifts after getting into the situation.

I will quote an example from that book:

"I remember a mini-Paradigm Shift I experienced one Sunday morning on a subway in New York. People were sitting quietly -- some reading newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes closed. It was a calm, peaceful scene. Then suddenly, a man and his children entered the subway car. The children were so loud and rambunctious that instantly the whole climate changed. The man sat down next to me and closed his eyes, apparently oblivious to the situation. The children were yelling back and forth, throwing things, even grabbing people's papers. It was very disturbing. And yet, the man sitting next to me did nothing. It was difficult not to feel irritated. I could not believe that he could be so insensitive to let his children run wild like that and do nothing about it, taking no responsibility at all. It was easy to see that everyone else on the subway felt irritated, too. So finally, with what I felt was unusual patience and restraint, I turned to him and said, "Sir, your children are really disturbing a lot of people. I wonder if you couldn't control them a little more?"
The man lifted his gaze as if to come to a consciousness of the situation for the first time and said softly, "Oh, you're right. I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother died about an hour ago. I don't know what to think, and I guess they don't know how to handle it either." Can you imagine what I felt at that moment? My paradigm shifted. Suddenly I saw things differently, I felt differently, I behaved differently. My irritation vanished. I didn't have to worry about controlling my attitude or my behavior; my heart was filled with the man's pain. Feelings of sympathy and compassion flowed freely. "Your wife just died? Oh, I'm so sorry. Can you tell me about it? What can I do to help?" Everything changed in an instant.

Such incidents helps you to understand the situation and so is your perception build . The way we see the world & circumstances that how is our perception.

The Growth & change , The maturity help us to get our perception right . In hormony with natural laws of growth, they provide an incremental, sequential, highly intgrated approach to the development of personal & interpersonal effectiveness.

I am keeping this answer reasonably short.

I would once again recommend you the book by stephen R Covey "The 7 Habbits of Highly Effective People".

Thanks

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse I
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.