Understanding others

Question 1

Person Perception

Answer 1

The study of the beliefs that people have about others (Essentially what people believe about other people

Question 2

Accuracy in self judgements

Answer 2

-Ask person how outgoing they are
-Self judgements are the
“Gold standard”
-A perception is considered accurate if a perceiver agrees with the person’s self perception

Question 3

Accuracy in consensus

Answer 3

-Ask person’s family members, friends, and co-workers how outgoing the person is
-Average together rating from all of these people
-A perception is considered accurate if it correlates positively with what others in general think about the person

Question 4

Accuracy in behavior

Answer 4

-Outgoing: Record how many words people say to strangers
-Aggression: Count how many times a participant punches a doll
-A perception is considered accurate if it correlates with behavior

Question 5

Zero-Acquaintance Paradigm

Answer 5

-Perceivers make judgments of people without ever interacting with them, or observing them interact with others
-Multiple perceivers make judgments of multiple targets

Question 6

Extroversion study

Answer 6

People rated strangers on how extroverted they were in zero-acquaintance paradigm
-Consensus was found for judgments of extroversion
-Judgments predicted future extroverted behavior (talkativeness)