Our perceptual tendencies.
By alokn99
@alokn99 (5717)
India
September 13, 2008 2:24am CST
Most often, we see the people we like as smarter or better looking than the people we do not like.
It is an example of Perceptual accentuation , that leads us to see what we accept to see and what we want to see. This is most often formed on the basis of our first impressions and first reactions. Further our own desire to seek consistency, or the consensus of others may make us form these perceptions.
Would you check these perceptions,critically analyse and revise them or firmly hold on to them ?
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4 responses
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
14 Sep 08
It is like the saying "Mother is God in the eyes of a child" or having a sibling scream at their parents that their older brother in College can never do any wrong..... Love or even fondness for someone definitely allows us to be far less wary of their imperfections and I don't think it is something we do consciously at all so it would actually be quite difficult for most people to check them! On the other end of the scale we also have dissassociation. How many of us will suddenly turn anti-establishment towards an employer we have resigned from just prior to leaving; or convince ourselves that the person who got the promotion over us is just a back-stabbing idiot that must have slept with the Boss or something! lol. I think we are destined to exhibit these natures whether we like it or not! It's our inner minds way of validating either good or bad emotions.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
13 Sep 08
Everything is fair in love and war.
Now, you must be thinking, what the heck I am talking about. But it does make sense, I guess. In case of our loved ones or the ppl we like the intrinsic constitution takes over the extrinsic one. So, we love more of the within and less of the without. We humans, consciously or sub consciously emote what we are. So, our face is not just a face, it largely exudes what we are, what we think, what we feel. These values and thoughts become apparent in our appearances. Even the way we talk, the way we carry ourselves and in all our conducts. Judgment at the first impression becomes easier when the person is transparent. But in most cases, we fail to judge, the outward appearance cheats us outright. We fail to preceive the truth in the person.
Here, I want to categorise perceptual accentuation for simpler interpretation:
1. In case of universal personae: things get easier for its largely the consensus that decides for us. We go by the media, researches and what we know from the world.
2. In case of first rendezvous: things get tougher for we kind of goof up most of the times unless the person has an amazing perception power. This is also evident when ppl from different society, culture meet. Our perception, in most cases are inhibited and we are occupied with our pre conceived notions.
3. In case of people we like: the consensus never works. we go by consistency even at the risk of misjudgment. Love is blind indeed. Love is the most strange of human emotions, hard to define. Everything, even the most bizarre thing seems like lovely, out of the world.
And, alok, it would be unfair if I not thank you for this disc for had you not, I wouldn't have thought of it at all! That's wacky, isn't it!
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
14 Sep 08
Mimpi,
You have put across your views and explanation superbly. It makes huge amount of sense. The instrinsic consitution does take over the extrinsic one and this what makes us see the people we like to be smarter and better looking....
You further explanation of it with the different examples and categorisation have certainly increased my awareness on the entire subject.
Thanks for this. It's really great.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
13 Sep 08
Oh well for the first few minutes I guess I have to hold on to that perception but as I knew the person I might change it depending on how he or she wants me to perceive her. but I would not let it be a hindrance to what may lead to our meet up.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
20 Dec 12
If we were been perceived by other people; either bad or good. We still have the control to accept or not. Believing the principles of your own life, it will make you think wisely to choose the real people that surround you.





