When several people look at the same person, it is not unusual for each of them to see different things; when you are alone observing one behavior or a person at two different times, you may see different things. The followings are but some of the factors that lead to these varying perceptions(感知,认识):
(1) Each person’s perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning, education, and personal experiences.
(2) Sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what’ve observed. It is not necessarily true that person perception is based on observations of a particular person. Your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus primarily on the situation or role relationship. Most people do not use the same standard to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.
(3) Sometimes we see only what we want to see or don’t see what may be obvious to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary emotional states. This is a process known as selective perception. Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. We can ignore the stimulus——“He’s basically a good boy so what I saw was not shoplifting(入店行窃).” We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information ——“All kids get into mischief(顽皮). Taking a book from a bookstore isn’t such a big deal.” We can change the meaning of the contradictory information--- “It wasn’t shoplifting because he was going to pay for it later.”…
【小题1】The first factor given by the author that affects our perception is .A．our hearing and visual abilitiesB．cultural background and personal experiences C．the experience one learns from others D．critical measures taken by other people【小题2】While observing a particular person, .A．one is likely to take all aspects into consideration B．one pays more attention to his/her advantages C．children often differ from grown-ups in perception D．one tends to choose certain aspects to look at【小题3】Observation of the same person by two people at the same time may differ because .A．they follow different standardsB．either of them may be slow to catch informationC．the time for observation is not long enoughD．each of them uses different language to express his/her impressions【小题4】 The underlined word “stimulus” in Paragraph 4 refers to .A．something attractiveB．selective perceptionC．contradictory informationD．shoplifting【小题5】The worst thing in selective perception is that .A．the information received runs against your desireB．facts can be twisted or totally ignored C．importance of the contradictory information can be overrated (估计过高)D．misbehaved children may not be punishedB
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(答案→)B
解析：几个人看同样的人会感觉不一样，同一个人在不同的时候看同一件事情也会不同，这是因为一些因素影响人们的认知。
【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：Each person’s perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning, education, and personal experiences.可知第一个影响人的认知的因素是我们的文化背景和个人经历。选B。
【小题2】细节题：从文章第三段的句子：It is not necessarily true that person perception is based on observations of a particular person. Your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus primarily on the situation or role relationship.可知当观察一个特定的人，一个人往往会选择某些方面看。选D
【小题3】细节题：依据句子“Most people do not use the same yardstick（尺码） to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.”可知同样的人同时被两个人观察可能不一样，因为他们使用的是不同的标准，选项A
【小题4】猜词题：从文章第四段的句子：Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory information is particularly obvious, but it can be done.选择性认知很显然更难，当矛盾信息显而易见的时候，可知“stimulus”是矛盾的信息，所以选C
【小题5】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：We can ignore the stimulus——“He’s basically a good boy so what I saw was not shoplifting(入店行窃).” We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information可知选择性认知最坏的事情是事实被扭曲或完全忽视。所以选B。