Barriers To Accurate Interpersonal Perception

Barriers To Accurate Interpersonal Perception

1. Stereotype

   • Similar to the concept of thin slicing
   • Stereotype : overgeneralize

2. Ignore Information

   • Sometimes don't focus on important imformation
   • Perceive someone's physical qualities
   • Skin color, body size and other characteristic

3. Impose Consistency

   • Acted a certain way one day
   • You believe that the person is continuing to see your behaviou as foolish

4. Aviod Responsibility

   • People are more likely to save face by believing that they are not the cause of a problem
   • Self-serving bais

5. Focus On The Negative

   • People give more weight to Negative > Positive information

6. Blame Others

   • People are more likely to blieve that others are the blame when thing go wrong