Life becomes difficult for the judges of others when they are presented with a number of facts about someone which all point in different directions, or which p

Life becomes difficult for the judges of others when they are presented with a number of facts about someone which all point in different directions, or which p

Person perception is of great importance in everyday life and human science. Judgment of other people's characteristics and intentions is important for suc cess

What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we giv

Originally published in 1979, Perceiving Others is an excellent, short introduction to the area of social psychology known as ‘person perception’, ‘social