People’s perception reflects who they are and which lens they apply to make judgments of others.
This relational aspect of perception is evident in various phenomena, such as brightness contrast, where a gray square appears whiter on a dark background and blacker on a bright background.
Learning and Assumptions: Learning plays a significant role in shaping perception, supplementing unlearned factors. Exposure to recurrent regularities among stimuli leads to assumptions about the relationship between the environment and sensory experience. These learned assumptions and inferences provide a context for evaluating sensory data. For example, assumptions about the size of objects can affect perceived distance.
Adaptation-Level Theory: The adaptation-level theory suggests that perception depends on the characteristics of surrounding stimuli and previously experienced stimuli. We adapt to past sensory stimuli, and this adaptation level serves as a reference point against which new stimuli are perceived.
Gestalt Theory: Gestalt theorists emphasize the relational nature of perception and the significance of the observer's history of stimulation. They interpret figural aftereffects, such as changes in perceived shape or location after inspection, within a Gestaltist model of mind functioning. These aftereffects demonstrate that perception is influenced not only by the current background but also by the residues of previous stimulation.
Context significantly shapes perception through various mechanisms:
-Relational Effects: Perception is not solely based on the characteristics of a stimulus but also on its surrounding context. Brightness contrast exemplifies this, where a gray square appears whiter on a dark background and blacker on a bright background.
-Adaptation Level Theory: This theory posits that perception depends on past sensory stimuli, establishing an adaptation level that serves as a reference point for perceiving new stimuli.
Cultural Influences: Cultural environments significantly impact perception. For instance, individuals in cultures with fewer rectangular structures show less susceptibility to visual illusions that rely on interpreting lines as borders of three-dimensional, rectangular objects.
Social Context: A sociological approach emphasizes social context over economic rationality in decision-making. Individuals act according to the logic of appropriateness, conforming to external rules, norms, and roles, often subconsciously.
People’s perception reflects who they are and which lens they apply to make judgments of others. Therefore, it is important to be authentic - being who you are, don’t be distracted or discouraged by others’ outdated perception; also, don’t be limited by conventional wisdom, be open-minded to perceive others and the ever-faster changing digital dynamic.
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