Interpersonal Perception Process
List and describe the three stages of the interpersonal perception process.
- Selection:
- Description: Involves selectively attending to certain cues or information from the environment or the person being perceived.
- Details: People may focus on visual cues like appearance or nonverbal behavior, or auditory cues like tone of voice, depending on what is most salient or relevant in the situation.
- Example: When meeting someone for the first time, individuals might initially notice their clothing style or facial expressions.
- Organization:
- Description: Once information is selected, it is organized into meaningful patterns or categories.
- Details: This stage involves categorizing and interpreting the selected cues based on schemas, which are mental frameworks that help make sense of incoming information.
- Example: After noticing someone’s attire and demeanor, individuals might categorize them as professional or casual, friendly or reserved.
- Interpretation/Evaluation:
- Description: Involves making sense of the organized information and forming judgments or evaluations about the person being perceived…
- Selection:
- Description: Involves selectively attending to certain cues or information from the environment or the person being perceived.
- Details: People may focus on visual cues like appearance or nonverbal behavior, or auditory cues like tone of voice, depending on what is most salient or relevant in the situation.
- Example: When meeting someone for the first time, individuals might initially notice their clothing style or facial expressions.
- Organization:
- Description: Once information is selected, it is organized into meaningful patterns or categories.
- Details: This stage involves categorizing and interpreting the selected cues based on schemas, which are mental frameworks that help make sense of incoming information.
- Example: After noticing someone’s attire and demeanor, individuals might categorize them as professional or casual, friendly or reserved.
- Interpretation/Evaluation:
- Description: Involves making sense of the organized information and forming judgments or evaluations about the person being perceived…
- Selection:
- Description: Involves selectively attending to certain cues or information from the environment or the person being perceived.
- Details: People may focus on visual cues like appearance or nonverbal behavior, or auditory cues like tone of voice, depending on what is most salient or relevant in the situation.
- Example: When meeting someone for the first time, individuals might initially notice their clothing style or facial expressions.
- Organization:
- Description: Once information is selected, it is organized into meaningful patterns or categories.
- Details: This stage involves categorizing and interpreting the selected cues based on schemas,
