CMST 2010 Chapter 2 terms

the process of using our senses to understand and respond to stimuli. the perception process occurs in fours tages; attending and selecting, organizing, interpreting, and retriving

the frist stage of the perception process, requiring us to use our visual, auditory, tactile and olfactory senses to respond to stimuli in our interpersonal enviornment

having the ability to engage our senses so that we are observant and aware of our surroundings

directing our attention to certain stimuli while ignoring other stimuli

the second stage of the perception process in which we place what are often a number of confusing pieces of information into an understandable accessiblie and orderly arrangement

a mental framework or memory structuer tha we rely on to understand experience and to guide our future behavior in relationships

categoriziing indiviudals according to a fixed impression, wheathr postive or negative of an entier group to which they belong

the third stage of perception process, in which we assign meaning to what we perceive

the fourth and final stage of the percetion process in which we recall information stored in our memories

recalling informationt aht agrees with oru perceptions and selectivly forgetting information taht deos not

the biological make-up of an individual (male or female)

the leanred behavior a culture associated with being a male or female, known as masculinity or femininity

the process by which women and men learn the gender roles appropriate to thair sex. this process affects the way the sexes percieve the world

a mental framework we use to process and categorize beliefs, ideas, and events as either masculine or feminine in order to understand and organize our world

relativly stable set of perceptions we hold of ourselves

the theory that our understanding of ourselves asn of the world is shaped by our interactiosn with those around us

our understanding of who we are

an evaluation of who we percieve ourselves to be

a prediction or expectation about our future behavior that is likely to come ture because we believe it and thus act in ways that make it come true

the theory that explains the manner in which you handle your "self" in various circumstances, includes competency identity and face

the image of the self we choose to present to others in our interpersonal encounters

our desier to be liked by significant others in our lives and have them confirm our beliefs, respect our abiliteis and value what we value

ourd esire that others refrain from imposing their will on us, respect our indivduality and our uniqueness and avoid interfearing with our actions or beliefs

actively thinking about and controlling our public behaviors and actions

the theory that we rely on a set of few charateristics to draw inferences about others and use these inference as the basis of our communicaitn with them

matching like quainties with each other to create an overall perception of someone or something

occurs when we place postive qualities (e.g. warm sensintive and intelligent) together

occurs wen we group negative qualites (eg unintelligent, rude, and temperamental) together

a theory that explains how we create explanations or attach meaning to antehr person's behavior or our own

a unique personal frame for viewing life and life's events

a piece of informaitn taht is verifiable by direct oberservation

a conclusion derived from a fact, but it does not reflect direct oberservation or experience

people who support and trust us as we imporve our self-concept