Group Presentation Definition of Terms
12 be seen that everybody may perceive something in different ways based on their
senses. In addition, perception is the opinion that comes first in human mind
unconsciously. When someone sees a thing, she or he will perceive something about that. Ponty 1996 describes perception as the thought about perceiving p. 38. He
says , “Perception would be a judgment, which, however, is unaware of the reasons
underlying its own formation, which amounts to saying that the perceived object presents itself as a totality and a unity” Ponty, 1996, p. 42. It can be seen that
perception is similar to the opinion that everyone has in mind automatically. According to Noe 2004, perception is not something that happens to an
individual, or in an individual; it is something that an individual does. He says “Perception is input from world to mind, action is output from mind to world, thought
is the mediating process. If the input-output picture is right, then it must be possible, at least in principle, to disassociate capacities for perc
eption, action and thought” p. 3. What a person perceives is determined by what that person does or knows about
Noe, 2004. It means the experience and knowledge of a person will also determine his or her perception.
Moreover, Altman, Valenzi and Hodgetts 1985 say that perception is someone’s view of reality and the process which enables every person to understand
and cope with the environment in which he or she lives with p. 85. Goldstein 2009
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“Another reason to study perception is that it can help people become more aware of the nature of
their own perceptual experiences” p. 5. It means, in order to give opinion or share knowledge about something, people should have
experienced it first so that they can perceive something real. By perceiving something people can also be more aware on it. Consequently, the way that someone is
perceived on something will determine his or her behavior.