COURSE

SPH205: Interpersonal Communication

Instruction

Consider a situation in which your first impression of someone turned out to be inaccurate.

• Briefly describe the situation and discuss your first impressions.
• What led to this impression?
• What were your perceptions of the situation and person?
• What led you to change your perception? In addition to sharing your experience, please think about the concepts you learned this week in your reading on perception and apply it.

SOLUTION 

During the interview, he questioned me assertively, demanding answers in detail to assess my readiness for the job. In my view, he appeared to be an autocratic leader with no empathy or any room for considering other people’s opinions and ideas, especially his juniors. My wrong impression was occasioned by a misinformed stereotype that I had always harbored against Indian employers as being “no-nonsense” on matters regarding delivery and overall performance at work. For this reason, I already carried some prejudice toward him as I approached the interview.……Please click the icon below to access entire solution at $5