In our social interactions, we constantly form judgments about others across various contexts. These judgments, from identities to personality traits, are the basis of our emotional and behavioral responses toward others. In this talk, the dominant paradigms in the study of person perception will be discussed, as well as an exciting new complementary approach that Jiang has proposed.
St. Lawrence University Assistant Psychology Professor Shu Jiang will discuss three critical aspects of person perception: assimilation (i.e., Do perceivers view different targets in a similar manner?), consensus (i.e., Is a target perceived consistently by different perceivers?) and self-other agreement (i.e., Do others view us as we perceive ourselves?).
Finally, there will be a discussion of how this new dynamic approach of person perception will offer a more comprehensive understanding of how we perceive others.
Science Cafés are held in Potsdam in the Potsdam Civic Center Community Room at 2 Park Street at 7:15 p.m.