Perception Definition of Terms

11 Huffman and Vernoy 2000 describe that perception refers to the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory data into useful mental representations of the world p. 107. It means that perception is built because of some processes. First is selecting the data in which the sensory have been received and then organizing the data that have been selected and the last is interpreting all of the data that have been organized. In 2000, Rookes and Willson state perception as a process which involves the recognition and interpretation of stimuli which are registered in our sense p. 1. In other words, perception is related to the way people make sense of their environment and sensation that refer to the basic stimulation of the sensory organs. In addition, according to Gibson, perception is direct and all the information needed is contained in the visual display as cited in Rookes Willson, 2000, p. 13. Others believe that the brain uses the past experience and other influences to construct a version of reality. According to Pickens 2005, perception is closely related to attitudes p. 52. Moreover, Lindsay and Norman 1977 describe that perception is the process by which an organism interpreting and organizing sensation to produce a meaningful experience of the world as cited in Pickens, 2005, p. 52. In other words, a person is confronted with situation or stimuli. The person interprets the stimuli into something meaningful to him or her based on prior experiences. However, what an individual interprets or perceives may be substantially different from reality. In the past, the students were introduced and learned using Edmodo in writing descriptive text so that they have mastered the use of Edmodo to 12 develop their writing skills . If the students‟ goal towards learning descriptive text could not be achieved through Edmodo then the students would bring a bad