1. PERCEPTION

2. DEFINING PERCEPTION
THE PROCESS OF KNOWING OBJECTS AND OBJECTIVE EVENTS BY MEANS OF THE SENSES.
A GROUP OF SENSATIONS TO WHICH MEANING IS ADDED FROM PAST EXPERIENCES.
TOP-DOWN VS BOTTOM UP PERCEPTION

3. What do you see?

4. PERCEPTION CAN BE INFLUENCED BY:
CULTURE (EYE CONTACT)
ROLE (TEACHER VS STUDENT)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES
EXPECTATIONS
PROJECTION (TRANSFERENCE)
TUNNEL VISION (CLOSED MIND)
INTENSE FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES
STEREOTYPING (GENERALIZATIONS)

5. INFLUENCES CONTINUED FIRST IMPRESSIONS GROUP PRESSURE (GROUP THINK)
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

6. AVOIDING MISPERCEPTION IN RECORD KEEPING
SUSPEND JUDGEMENT * TREAT EACH CLIENT AS A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL
OBSERVE AND DOCUMENT BEHAVIORALLY
ACTIVELY LISTEN