Organizational Behavior Perception

Discussion on the film

Directions: As you watch the file and/or immediately after watching the film, write
answers to the following questions.

1. What descriptors were used for the artist character by:

mother?
waiter?
cab driver?
landlord?
cleaning women?

2. What did you observe about the use of information by the following individuals
as each formed a description of the artist:
mother?
waiter?
cab driver?
landlord?
cleaning women?

3. What factors seem to have influenced these individuals’ processes of forming

descriptions of the artist:
mother?
waiter?
cab driver?
landlord?
cleaning women?

4. Did each of these individuals:

Have the exposure to adequate information about the artist?
Pay attention to all available information about the artist?
Create some nonfactual information about the artist?
Focus on accurately describing the artist?
Posses a mental picture in which the artist was then fit?