Numerous factors influencing your understanding of a perception. Identify the seven factors that can influence perception, briefly describe them, and give examples for three of the factors

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Student sample response will include identifying each factor by name, a description of each, and examples of three of their choice.

Physical—your physical capabilities will influence individual perceptions.

Emotional—your emotional state at the time you form a perception can have a strong influence.

Environmental—the time of day or the environmental context can influence your perceptions.

Intellectual—the more you know about what you are perceiving, the more cognitively complex and potentially correct your perception should be.

Experiential—Past experiences and interactions influence how you perceive something.

Cultural—many of the stimuli we receive are culturally influenced. When you are a member of a cultural group or co-culture, you learn and share perceptions valued by those groups and you tend to focus on what is important to it.

Mediated—Technology allows you to create and maintain perceptions that transcend time and space. You no longer need body-to-body interaction to form some sort of impression.