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Perception Essay: Perceptual Schema

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Carsen Balaszi Perception Essay Perceptual Schema is a structured representation of how you observe someone through appearance, social roles, interaction style, psychological traits, membership, and stereotypes. I was given pictures to analyze and apply the schema to gain a better understanding of the subject. After writing down my opinions and how I perceived the individual I was given instructions to read an article. The article explained the young man in the picture and I acquired information that explained the pictures to full extent. I have now obtained enough information to analyze my own judgments and how it affects my perception of this individual and their situation. Beginning the observation I was focused mostly on the girl in the first picture mostly because she was larger and more attention grabbing than any other of the people in the picture. The second picture seemed like a happy family and what looked to be two girls one who looked more of a tomboy due to the pulled back hair and baggy sweatshirt. Picture three is what caused me to rethink my analysis it was a boy who looked nervous and unsure of himself. I then went …show more content…

An issue with judgment Is people come to a conclusion way to fast. If a judgment is made that is negative no one takes the time to walk in the other person’s shoes and see how they feel. It's concerning because no one seems to understand that just because that one person has tattoos or the other person is married to the same sex does not mean that they are any different from anyone else. It causes separation, stereotypes, and false perceptions when you judge or have attribution errors. Which allows more people to think that it is morally okay to come to fast conclusions about someone and label them something they are

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