BEH 225 Evaluation and Judgement
Evaluation and Judgment
BEH 225
April 19, 2013
Cherie Leffler
Evaluation and Judgment
What are the different ways in which we evaluate people? When evaluating or sizing up people for the first time, we use a “schemata” (Morris & Maisto, 2010, pg. 456) or preconceived set of beliefs or expectations about the category or type of person that we initially believe them to be. We look at their clothing, hear their speech patterns and pay close attention to their body language. After this we generally delve into their personality deeper while investigating their personal beliefs and morals while comparing them to our own. Using these schemata though will often lead to stereotyping but no matter how often it is wrong while receiving first impressions, we usually continue to use those preconceived beliefs when meeting new people.
How do these factors play a role in our expectations of other people? These factors play a major role in our expectations of other people as we continue to use these preconceived ideas to mentally shape them to our vision of what they should be as we first meet them. By stereotyping these people into each preconceived category that we might have in mind, we limit our openness or willingness to accept information that we receive which might prove to be opposite of what we have expected. By pre-judging people and expecting certain preconceived behavior patterns from them, we severely limit our ability to accept their true behavioral patterns and personality as it is presented to us.
What are the disadvantages of these expectations? The disadvantages of having these expectations are that if the personality we view does not match our preconceived ideas of what they should be like, we can become disappointed and may reject them based on our disappointment rather than their true personality. We can become disillusioned with their real personality because they do not fit the pattern of behavior or beliefs that we had wanted
BEH 225
April 19, 2013
Cherie Leffler
Evaluation and Judgment
What are the different ways in which we evaluate people? When evaluating or sizing up people for the first time, we use a “schemata” (Morris & Maisto, 2010, pg. 456) or preconceived set of beliefs or expectations about the category or type of person that we initially believe them to be. We look at their clothing, hear their speech patterns and pay close attention to their body language. After this we generally delve into their personality deeper while investigating their personal beliefs and morals while comparing them to our own. Using these schemata though will often lead to stereotyping but no matter how often it is wrong while receiving first impressions, we usually continue to use those preconceived beliefs when meeting new people.
How do these factors play a role in our expectations of other people? These factors play a major role in our expectations of other people as we continue to use these preconceived ideas to mentally shape them to our vision of what they should be as we first meet them. By stereotyping these people into each preconceived category that we might have in mind, we limit our openness or willingness to accept information that we receive which might prove to be opposite of what we have expected. By pre-judging people and expecting certain preconceived behavior patterns from them, we severely limit our ability to accept their true behavioral patterns and personality as it is presented to us.
What are the disadvantages of these expectations? The disadvantages of having these expectations are that if the personality we view does not match our preconceived ideas of what they should be like, we can become disappointed and may reject them based on our disappointment rather than their true personality. We can become disillusioned with their real personality because they do not fit the pattern of behavior or beliefs that we had wanted