Define perception and interpersonal perception, and give an example between active perception and passive perception.

What will be an ideal response?


- Perception is experiencing your world and then making sense out of what you experience.
- Interpersonal perception is the process by which you decide what people are like and give meaning to their actions.
- An example of passive perception might be becoming aware of a squeaky cart passing along the hall as you are listening to the professor's lecture.
- An example of active perception would be asking a question about something in the lecture to clarify what you think you heard the professor say.

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