ENG2044 - PERCEPTION

in your parents’ home you are a son or daughter; in your own home you may be a roommate or a mother or father; in the classroom you are a student; and at work you may be a welder or a retail associate

 You’re at work and you've just received some exciting news about a promotion you've been vying for. In that moment, you're filled with a sense of accomplishment and happiness. As you interact with your colleagues, you find yourself more open and enthusiastic. 

The next day, you're feeling under the weather due to a cold, and you're also stressed because of a looming deadline. Your communication has become more reserved.

 You’re American and you’re in a business meeting with a colleague from Japan. You directly point out flaws in their plan, wanting an efficient discussion. However, they interpret your directness as a personal attack, feeling disrespected because in Japan saving face and group harmony are important.

You mistake a customer wearing yellow for an IKEA staff.

You are in your noisy classroom and honestly quite annoyed by it. Suddenly, you hear your teacher call out your name and all the sounds become dull in comparison to your teacher’s voice.

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulacity uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! It deson’t matter in what oredr the ltteers in a wrod are; the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

You can understand this because of __________________

The reason why in the TV show The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon, Howard, and Raj hang out together. Also the reason why in Friends, Monica and Rachel hang out together, and why Chandler and Joey are inseparable.