Perception

Perception is your veiw on information; the way you see something; the process of giving a meaning to information you learn through your 5 senses. 
Factors of Perception:

• your age
• where you're from
• your culture
• your ethnicity
• your religion
• your education level
• your heighth
• your weight
• your job/occupation
• your mood
• your mindset
• your feelings

Physical Influences-how you feel affects the outcome.
Psycological Influences-what your mind remembers about a situation, person, or animal affects how you will react when you are faced with a similar experience.
Cultural Influences-the way you were raised, your values, and your expectations about how people should behave affects how you experience your reality.

Factors the Hinder Perception:

• Halo Effect-atomatically like and give more chances
• Horn Effect-atomatically dislike and give less chances
• Expectations and Asumptions-you accually have to try hard to change your frame of mind
• Demographics-include age, weight, gender, heighth, race,.......   We judge people on things they cant change
• Ignoring the Details-if you don;t read or listen to all the details, you wont get the whole picture.
• Incosistant Behavior-when someone acts different day to day it is hard to get an acurate perseption.

He may look like a total nerd but he could actually be pretty cool underneath.....maybe.