The Concept Creating Perception
16 received. Therefore, the mind tries to bring order out of the unarranged sensory
data by selecting certain items and putting them together in a meaningful way based on experience Altman et al., 1985. Therefore, the arrangement of stimuli
affects people’s perceptions.
3 The Situation
Another factor influencing perception is the situation. Altman et al. 1985 state that the way people perceive life can be affected from their
expectation, situation, and past experience. Moreover, George Jones 2005 state
that perceivers’ experience or knowledge schemas needs and desires motivational states filter information into their perception. It can also be said
that what a person perceives i s affected by the person’s familiarity and
expectations about situation. Perceiving accurately is related to how well a person adjusts his or her behavior to a situation Altman et al., 1985. It can be concluded
that the situation consists of the internal factors which affects the perceivers in processing their perception.
4 Self-Concept
A fourth factor which was influencing perceptions is the self-concept. The self-concept is the way individual feels about and perceives himself. The way
people see themselves affects people’s perception on the world around them. Altman et al., 1985 claim that the self-concept is important since the mental
picture of people determine much of what they perceive and do.
17 Based on the explanation about four factors which influence perception,
it can be concluded that every individual has his or her own point of view on something. The same objects or events can be perceived differently by different
person which leads to different behavioral responses or attitudes. Related to this research, perception is the way lecturers feel or think and consider about the
implementation of self-fulfilling prophecy on the way they teach ELESP students.