Question

What did Tagiuri and Petrullo (1958) say about the perceiver?

Options

• The perceiver always forms an accurate judgment about others.

• The perceiver has no influence on the person being perceived's behaviour.

• The perceiver's presence and behaviour can alter the characteristics of the person being judged.

• The perceiver only judges others based on their physical appearance.

Answer 1

The perceiver's presence and behaviour can alter the characteristics of the person being judged.

Explanation:

Tagiuri and Petrullo (1958) stated that the perceiver is not passive, through their own presence and behaviour, the perceiver may alter the perceptual characteristics of the person whose state they are trying to judge.