Use the ladder of abstraction to describe the relationships between perception, communication and action in one interpersonal encounter in your life. First, describe the situation as fully as you can-remember, I was not there, so no you will need to provide enough detail that I understand what was happening. Next, describe the behaviors and environmental cue you noticed. Finally, identify the way you labeled what was happening and others who were there. Now consider alternate selective perception you might have made and how they might have influenced your labels and actions. Would you differently if faced with this situation again? Your paper should be a 2-3 page paper citing specific examples and providing detailed analysis. If outside sources are used, proper citation of the source should be included.

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Ladder of abstraction refers to a concept that describes the development of language and thoughts from concrete to abstract. In other words, it explains how the humans’ think and communicate at different levels of abstraction. This concept created originally by an American linguistics’ Hayakawa in1939. The language levels range from the concrete words at the base to the abstract words at the top.

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