Presentation to understand individual differences.

1. Understanding individual differences

4. Any movement you see is an illusion!

5. Content
 Perception
 Types of Perception.
 Perception Process
 Factors effecting Perception.
 How it effects students’ life.

6. What is Perception ?
 Perception is the process
by which people select,
organize and interpret
information to form a
meaningful picture

8. Types of Perception
Way you see
yourself and
your world.
Way others
see you and
their world.

9. Perceptual Process
The perceptual process consists of the following
elements:
 Environmental stimuli
 Observation
 Perceptual selection
 Perceptual organization
 Interpretation
 Response

10. Perception Process (Contd..)
 Environmental Stimuli
People receive stimuli from the environment
through their senses when they observe their
environment

11. Perception Process (Contd..)
 Perceptual Selection
Factors Effecting are :
ExternalFactors
• Size
• Intensity
• Contrast
• Motion
• Repetition
• Novelty and
InternalFactors
• Personality
• Learning
• Motivation

12. Which Circle is larger ???
Both Circles are of same diameter.

13. Perception Process (Contd..)
 Perceptual organization
The process by which people group environmental
stimuli into recognizable patterns
It consists of :
 Continuity
 Closure
Proximity
Similarity
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14. Perception Process (Contd..)
Interpretation
It is the process of assigning meaning to various
concepts, symbols or objects under several
considerations.
It may depend on
 Status
 Culture
 Caste and many more…………..

15. Perception Process (Contd..)
Response
Shall indulge in some action in relation to the
perception.
It may depend upon the following things of the person :
 Attitude
 Feelings
 Behavior
 Motivations

16. Factors Effecting Perception
The Perceiver
The Target
The Situation

17. DOES PERCEPTION
PLAY ROLE IN
STUDENTS’ LIFE??

18. How perception influences students’
life….
o Personality
o Attitude
o Emotions
o Learning.

19. Half-Empty or Half- Full.

20. “ WE DON’T SEE
THINGS AS THEY ARE,
WE SEE THINGS AS WE
ARE.”