In class today, we focused on how everyone's different perceptions make us unique. We targeted the physical aspect of perception--how our five senses differ between man and female, and among people in general.
Another major factor that makes each individual unique is his or her mental perceptions on things, his or her mentality. The way we think, what we dwell on, our interests, how we view a certain situation or idea--all of these are associated with one's mentality of concepts in life.
The popular interpretation of whether the "cup is half full" or the "cup is half empty" is a great example of someone's perception (outlook) of a situation. Depending on how someone views each difficulty--or any situation, for that matter--he may look at the "cup" as being either "half full" (optimism) or "half empty" (pessimism). In other words, our mental perceptions on incidents, ideas, etc. can also shape our individuality.
-Chloe Martianou
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You mentioned that our interests have an impact on our perceptions. When we were talking about jargon today, I thought of an incident that happened last night. I was at a rehersal with my orchestra, and I was talking with some of the other musicians about the music. My mom (who has no musical knowledge at all) was there too, and afterwards said to me, "I couldn't understand a word of what you were talking about." Her perception of the conversation (as a non-musician) was undoubtedly very much different from my perception of the conversation (as a harpist), which was also very different of my friends' perception of the conversation (as a violinist and flautist).
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Another thing that influences our perception is the personal biases that we acquire through our life experiences. For example, if someone is an Eagles fan, they will be much more likely to "think" that an Eagles reciever made a catch in an uncertain situation. On the other hand, the person who is a fan of the opposing team will be much more likely to "think" that the pass was incomplete.
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