The perception process
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Describe the process of perceiving persons, emphasizing attribution and attribution biases. How can understanding these concepts help you in your profession?
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As you examine the process of perceiving persons, attribution plays a big part. Attribution influences how people understand roots of their own as well as others' behaviors, mostly in an unconscious manner. Perception is tricky since people's behavior stems merely from their perceptions of what defines reality, not on the actual reality itself. Attribution causes us to judge others, mainly by our assumptions of the others' internal states.
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