Week 3

Part 1

This week in Interpersonal Communication we learned about perception. We watch several slides that showed illusions. I was interesting how we perceive the different illusions. We also asked a question to everyone in class. My question was: Describe a situation where you absolutely believed your perceptions were right and later found out they were wrong? Almost everyone answered it the same to a certain degree. It was usually about someone the knew and thought they were a good person and later found out the person was not who they thought they were. Most of the time I go with my first impression of someone. The times that I don't I usually find myself getting burned by them. We also watched several videos on how to improve our interpersonal perceptions. The one I like the best is how we should be more aware of our mood and our biases.

Part 2

"Individuals differ in how they perveive situations and people" (Woods, 2010, p.77) I believe this is true. We all come from different lives growing up as well as our lives now. Physiology  everyone percieves things differently. I am usually a morning person. I function better and my mind seem clearer in the morning than in the evening. Age for me is different. I had to grow up pretty fast when I was a kid. I view even people that are the same age as younger because I am at a different stage in my life. Culture is where our beliefs fit in and place a big role in our lives. My beliefs are what grounds me most days. They are what keeps me from getting to overwhelmed with everything in my life. Social location I don't think affects me as much. I grew up in a small community but have lived here in the Boise area for 16 years.


Wood, J. T.  Interpersonal communications: Everyday encounters (6^th ed.).  Boston, MA: Wardsworth.