Assignment task: Inaccurate Perceptions
As discussed in chapter five, many factors influence our perceptions. Sometimes, these very same factors can distort what we see around us and therefore lead us to inaccurate perceptions.
Please share a time in your life when you fell trap to an inaccurate perception about someone else. What was the inaccurate perception?
What influenced you to have this inaccurate perception about this person?
In answering this question, make sure to identify which "influences on perception" and/or "common tendencies in perception" impacted your perception.
How did you come to know that your perception was in fact wrong?