Assignment: Perception Impact Behavior
Assignment: Perception Impact Behavior
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How does perception impact behavior in the workplace? It is recommended to discuss elements of personality, diversity, etc. in the workplace, as it relates to impact of perception. Please provide 1-2 examples to support your viewpoints that other learners will be able to assess and debate within our weekly discussion forum. (100 words)
Assess attribution theory within the organization and describe how you have applied attribution theory in the workplace. Please provide 1-2 examples to support your viewpoints that other learners will be able to assess and debate within our weekly discussion forum.
If you have not applied attribution theory, you may locate an article that discusses attribution theory in practice at an organization. (100 words)
Individual differences have a direct effect on behavior, every person is unique because of his perception, people with different perceptions have different characteristics, needs, how they perceive the world and other individuals and interact differently with bosses, co-workers, subordinates and customers.
Influences on perception include past experiences, education, values, culture, preconceived notions, and present circumstances. In the end, the perception you construct becomes your reality.
Managers and their employees “view” the world, stimuli, and organizational programs
differently and from different perspectives. Understanding that their subjective perceptions are
going to be different in something that must be tolerated and coped with in work environments.
The manager has a responsibility to manage within a framework that permits and respects
perceptual differences to be voiced without fear or impatience . the nearby organizational
encounter illustrates how a manager’s expectations can impact the behaviors and performance of
employees.
My view Perception is not only passive and can be shaped by our learning, experiences and
education. By training your brain and your cognitive abilities, you can improve the different
skills that you use to perceive the world around you, be more aware and improve your learning
capacity.
3-2 Perceptual grouping
Once relevant stimuli are selected, individuals categorize and group them so that they will make
sense .the brain receives stimuli and seeks to recognize common pattern . this is in essence a way
of organizing sensations and applies to perceptions of people , objects, or events .
1) The law of nearnessAll other things equal, stimuli that are near each other tend to be grouped together.
2) The law of similarityStimuli that are similar in size, color, shape, or form tend to be grouped together.
3) The law of closure
The tendency to complete a figure, so that it has a consistent overall form.
4) The law of Figure and ground:-
The tendency to group sensations into figures and backgrounds.
A person who creates faulty groupings is faced with a number of different types of perceptual
inaccuracies or distortions.
Individuals engaging in grouping also use what are referred to as schemas. a schema is a
framework embodying descriptions of people , situations or objects. Like us all, managers use
schemas to make better sense of information. A number of useful schemas for managers are:-
Personal – based. Managers employ a profile schema of the characteristics of good, poor and
outstanding employees; the schema is used to compare present employees
Role – based. These are judgments about the roles people play or can play. For example, some
managers may perceive that an older employee doesn’t have enough energy to travel around the
worlds overseeing various projects. This perception may be completely erroneous and biased.
Certainly not all old people have low energy levels.
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