The Psychology of Interpersonal Perception

Our knowledge of other people is not strictly limited by the information we have about them. We often make inferences based on one action seen out of context. For example, we regularly assume that a person who helps an old lady to cross a street is caring and that someone playing loud music on a public beach is selfish. "The Psychology of Interpersonal Perception" examines these conclusions, investigating both the process of inference that takes place as well as the specific inferences that are made. M