The Four Steps in the Perceptual Process

Perception is a cognitive process that enables us to interpret and understand our surroundings. This activity is important because managers need to understand how the basic perceptual process works before they are able to identify potential perceptual errors, or correct existing perceptual errors, that can occur in any one of these stages.

The goal of this activity is to challenge your knowledge of the four steps in the perceptual process.

Match each person to the step in the perceptual process that his or her scenario best represents.

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Retrieving from memory to make judgments and decisions

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Interpretation and

evaluation

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Selective attention

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Storing in memory

Match each of the options above to the items below.

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