Question

Gilberto noticed that his friend Sarah had been crossing her arms all day. To make sure his perception was accurate he asked Sarah if she was angry with him or just cold. Which step of the direct perception checking process did Gilberto use?

Answer 1

Answer:

Third step: Asking whether your interpretation was correct.

Explanation:

Perception checking refers to the process by which you test if your perceptions are accurate.

Perception checking can be direct or indirect:

• Direct perception checking is simply asking other people if your perception of a situation is accurate. And it has 3 different stages or steps:

1. Acknowledging the behavior you witnessed: You describe the person the behavior you saw
2. Interpreting that behavior: You tell the person what you interpreted from that behavior. (what you thought it meant)
3. Asking whether your interpretation was correct: You ask the person if what you actually thought was correct or not.

• Indirect perception checking: refers to using your own skills or abilities to gather more information on what you just witnessed and reach a conclusion based on that. You do not ask the person.

In the example Gilberto noticed a behavior from Sara, so he asked if she was angry with him or just call.

We can say that he's given an interpretation to the behavior (she's crossing her arms because she's angry or cold), but the question actually tells us that he is ASKING her which one of these options is the correct one (or maybe neither of them is right and there's another explanation), so he is in the third step of the direct perception checking process: Asking whether your interpretation was correct.