Ep. 205 - The Doctor Is In Series - Your Perception is Your Reality

Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.

 

In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing: Social Perception. We will talk about what social perception is and how our reality is shaped by it. [April 3, 2023]

 

00:00 - Intro

00:22 - Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro

01:21 - Intro Links

-          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

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-          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

-          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

-          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                               

05:02 - The Topic of the Day: Perception is Reality

06:35 - 3 Logical Steps

08:31 - Judgement Zone

10:25 - Confirmation Bias

13:21 - Trait Influence

15:06 - Moody Blues

16:42 - Emotional Misattribution

19:49 - We are NOT Mindful

22:25 - I Second That Emotion

24:30 - Judgement Free Zone

26:13 - Guided by Perception

27:49 - Conformation Bias           

29:33 - Different Approaches

33:19 - The Exposure Effect

38:22 - Accounting for Context

42:13 - Emotional Carryover

43:57 - Perception Becomes Reality

45:18 - Hope

47:08 - Next Month: Beneath the Conspiracy

47:32 - Wrap Up & Outro

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-          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

 

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