Many variables affect perceptions, some of which function as barriers and prevent us from perceiving ourselves, other people or situations accurately. (Gamble and Gamble 2013 pg. 60)
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Past experiences, motivation, and education are barriers that affect how we process our world. Past experiences are a barrier because we use what we know to fill in the gaps that we think will happen.
Motivation is another barrier. Motivation like hunger and poverty are examples of motivation. When a person is hungry we think with our stomach rather then our head. for example if you were given a picture and ask what you could see you would envision items that satisfy your thinking. "Hungry sailors saw with there stomach to them, an elongated smudge looked like a fork and a swirl looked like a fried onion" (Gamble and Gamble).
Education is the last barrier that keeps us from seeing the whole picture. How much education and what kind of education we have affect how we process information. If a group of people were asked to interpret a set of data each person might be different based on there education. for example a police officer would know something a school teacher wouldn't, and a doctor would know something a social worker wouldn't.
Motivation is another barrier. Motivation like hunger and poverty are examples of motivation. When a person is hungry we think with our stomach rather then our head. for example if you were given a picture and ask what you could see you would envision items that satisfy your thinking. "Hungry sailors saw with there stomach to them, an elongated smudge looked like a fork and a swirl looked like a fried onion" (Gamble and Gamble).
Education is the last barrier that keeps us from seeing the whole picture. How much education and what kind of education we have affect how we process information. If a group of people were asked to interpret a set of data each person might be different based on there education. for example a police officer would know something a school teacher wouldn't, and a doctor would know something a social worker wouldn't.
- Gamble, T. & Gamble, M. (2013). Communication Works (11th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.