They say perception is how we make sense of our surroundings. And they say we perceive by selecting stimuli, by going through a cognitive procedure to decide what, in our surroundings, we want our brains to process and make judgments on. And then there’re ways that we arrange the information that we do choose to process.
Now it’s not that I doubt this, but I believe people haven’t quite bothered with the technicalities of the actions we perform every mille-second. Still, it’s useful to know.
Come to think of it, all these concepts do make sense. Perception explains that people really do see things differently based on how they process and select stimuli. I think this sets people apart and provides people with choice. When people perceive things differently, they end up having opinions, and make the world all the more interesting, the world is now diverse.
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There was talk about the medal that was won at the Paralympics as well. People have been wondering aloud why our first Paralympic medal did not receive as much hype and recognition as our first Olympic medal did. And why people did not grieve over the loss of a medal from Paralympic swimmer Theresa Goh as we grieved for the loss of a medal from Olympic table-tennis paddler Li Jiawei. Some people have decided that the Paralympics had not been given enough light and awareness because it is not as mainstream as the Olympics since its participants have some form of disability. What makes the society believe in discriminating against people who are the least bit different? Again, it’s the all-powerful, you-don’t-think-about-it-but-you-always-use-it, perception.
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yeah, i agree that stereotyping and discrimination cannot be totally wiped out in the society due to the perception of people.
Perception does have a strong impact on our judgements of events or people as it affects our cognitive process.
Good example of the paralympics to show how perception affects our behavior (:
Yes! But there're talks now to appeal for the Paralympic winners to get as much of a cash reward as the Olympic winners!
I think we have to manage stereotypes, and not counter them. Like we cannot prevent preconceptions -we have to work on the gracious society we're trying to cultivate.
Hi. I relly like what you said about how perception makes the world diverse.
"Perception explains that people really do see things differently based on how they process and select stimuli. I think this sets people apart and provides people with choice. When people perceive things differently, they end up having opinions, and make the world all the more interesting, the world is now diverse."
It's a new way of looking at the term, instead of how people always say perception leads to stereotyping.
Hello anonymous and may!
I appreciate what you have said. It's quite true, that we have to pre-amp peoples preconceptions sometimes. And may, thank you for sharing my view! There is good that arises from perceptions - so the glass doesn't have to be half empty or half full to everybody. People have a choice of how they see things!
and Anonymous,
i think education might help people from taking stereotypes too far. when they receive new knowledge and have a new understanding of these groups of people, perhaps they wouldn't be too prejudiced.
Hi, I just have to say that it's so true that perception is something all-powerful, and we always use it such that we don't even think about it! Why do first impressions have such a hold on us, we really should make the exra effort to forgo the judging and classifying process until we really know the context well enough to critique it!
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