chapter 2 part2 cst110
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Chapter 2, part 2
Self, Perception, and Communication
Psychological Safety and Risk
Psychological risk – taking a change on something new (activities or ideas); helps to improve self-concept
The Map is Not the Territory
The maps or ideas of that places that you carry with you are ONLY YOUR INTERPRETATION of a place, thing, etc – it is NOT the actual thing.
Have you ever though back on a past relationship and only remembered the good times even if there were bad times also? Traveling – what do you remember about a place?
The Map is Not the Territory
Your maps are often distorted because you may jump to conclusions because of your experiences, the labels you put on people/ things, only see what you want to see
The Map is Not the Territory
You cannot possibly see and experience EVERYTHING about a person/place
You react to things FROM the maps you have created
No two people can have exactly the same maps
As you grow, your maps must changeThe maps do not represent who you are
The Internet, Self, and Communication
You have the choice to represent your true or map up and alternate person – have you ever done this? Why / why not?
The internet gives us the change to be “invisible” – how could this affect self-concept?
Some may provide deeper / faster disclosure on-line than in real life
Perception
How you look at others and the world around you
Psychological set – you always have expectations before you see/confront something and this greatly colors how you perceive/see something. Do you see something as frightening? Happy? Difficult? This information comes from your background and experiences
The Perceptual Process
Your perception not only affects you interactions with others but your responses to the world around you
Thee-step process:
1. Select the information
2. Organize the information
3. Interpret the information
We all select, organize, and interpret in different ways
Deletions, Distortions, and Generalizations
Deletions – erasing information; your senses are limited; you may delete because of your beliefs
Distortions – bending information as you see it; you only see a small part; you may change to fit your already held beliefs
Generalizations – drawing conclusions from only a little bit of information
All future experiences are filtered through your beliefs
Perceptual Filters
Limitations that result from the lens in which you see the world through
This comes from you upbringing, culture, beliefs, sex, education, etc
Adjusting to Perceptual Influences
You draw your reality of people and the world from your perceptions and the conclusions you draw from them
Objective reality – the actualSubjective reality – your personal ideas
and conclusionsIn text - ways to cut down on negative
effects on perception