C464 Introduction to Communication ( 91 questions and answers)complete graded A+

Stages of Perception - Selection, Organization, Interpretation Selection - First stage of perception. We choose which stimuli to ignore and which to process Selective Exposure - We will attend to information which confirms our existing beliefs and is not at odds with our viewpoints Selective Attention - Once we are engaged in a particular interaction, we focus on certain information and ignore other information Selective Perception - Our inclination to see, hear, and believe what we want to see, hear, and believe Selective Recall - We remember things we agree with rather than things that are contrary to our beliefs Organization - 2nd stage of perception. A communicator's efforts to group information into meaningful units to make further sense out of the information Organizing Information - Distinguishing between figure and ground - Figure out what the point of emphasis for your attention is (figure) and the background of the particular stimuli that capture your focused attention (ground) Organizing Information - Closure - Our ability to fill in missing information to complete a perception Organizing Information - Proximity - Organizing information based on its proximity in relation to other information