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ffect it might have on what we do and say. Try to bee aware of the stimuli to which you attribute meaning. Take an inventory of your own perceptual tendencies. When you bee more aware of what you attend to and when you are attributing meaning, you can then decide whether you are giving proper weight to the elements you perceive. (4) Check Your Perceptions ? You can check out the accuracy of your perceptions and attributions indirectly and directly. Indirect perception checking involves seeking additional information through passive perception to either confirm or refute your interpretations. Direct perception checking involves asking straight out whether your interpretations of a perception are correct. This is often not easy to do for several reasons: we don39。t like to admit uncertainty or suspicions to others。 we might not trust that they will respond honestly。 if our interpretations are wrong, we might suffer embarrassment or anger. But asking someone to confirm a perception shows that you are mitted to understanding his or her behavior. (5) Increase Your Awareness of Perceptual Inaccuracies and Compensate for Them ? As you read through the list of distorting factors above, some of them should have struck a familiar chord. Keep in mind which distortions tend to color your perceptions of others and be aware of their effect. For example, if you know you are likely to interpret the behavior of people you don’t like in a negative way, regardless of their intentions, then you can question your interpretations and correct them if necessary. (6) Increase Your Awareness of Others’ Perceptions of you ? The best athletes don39。t avoid hearing criticisms and observations from their coaches. Instead, they seek out as much feedback as they can about what they are doing right and wrong. Olympic training often involves the use of videotaped replays and puter analysis so that athletes can see themselves as others see them and use that perspective to improve their performance. It is difficult to be objective about our own behavior, so feedback from others can help us with our selfperceptions. The strongest relationships are those in which the partners are both willing to share and be receptive to the perceptions of the other. (7) Develop Social Decentering, Empathy, and OtherOrientation ? Effective interpersonal perception depends upon our ability to understand where others are ing from, to get inside their heads, to see things from their perspective. We have already introduced the importance of social decentering and empathy in interpersonal munication. They enable us to increase our understanding of others, and they improve our ability to predict and adapt, to increase our munication effectiveness, and to achieve our interpersonal goals. To improve your ability to decenter (to focus on the thoughts of others), strive for two key goals: (1) gather as much knowledge about the circumstances that are affecting the other person as possible。 and (2) gather as much knowledge about the other person as possible. ? Afterreading check: Please do the analysis on Case 18“Are Perceptions Always Right?” and then discuss the questions in groups. (1) How does the process of perception work in this conversation? (2) What are the barriers to accurate perception in intercultural munication shown in this conversation? (3) What kinds of skills are needed to improve one’s perceptual skills in intercultural munication or to avoid the barriers mentioned above? Assignments ? Do the Checklist and Assessment. ? Do the rest exercises and activities in “Afterreading Check” of each text. ? Review what has been learned and preview the next chapter. Thank you for your Attention