Checking Your Perceptions. Perception checking is best thought of as a state of mind to seek clarification before forming conclusions. Practice your own perception checking; complete the following table by providing a description of how you perceive the incident and how youd go about seeking confirmation. If you have several possible explanations for the incident, describe each of these in Column 2. In the third column indicate the ways you might go about seeking clarification of your initial impressionswhat are your choices for seeking clarification?