People often form opinions about other people based on
limited information. When first meeting someone we use the process of person perception.
This act has both positive and negative results.
The
process of person perception starts with physical cues. We form impressions based on
physical appearance and behavior. After we meet a person we perceive them based on
personaility traits, speech, and body language. Finally we put them into categories
based on meeting people with similar physical appearance, body language,
etc.
This act can be both positive and negative. When we
meet a stranger it's good to use person perception, because it can keep us safe. Body
language explains much about a person. If they are staggering around we might think they
have had too much to drink. We could negatively judge them when in reality they recently
had a stroke. People need to be aware of many different aspects about people before they
make a solid judgement.
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