Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception

The paper reports the findings of a study conducted to find differences in self-perception with perception of others in order to identify a culturally sensitive method to explore social reality. The instruments measured how respondents rate themselves or others on several negative and positive descr...

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Main Authors:	Narain Sinha, Ran Bijay, Hassan, Arif
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	UNIMAS 2015
Subjects:	HA29 Theory and method of social science statistics HM1001 Social psychology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/44742/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44742/1/Int_J_Bus_n_Society_Paper.pdf

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spelling	iium-447422016-04-01T12:59:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44742/ Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception Narain Sinha, Ran Bijay Hassan, Arif HA29 Theory and method of social science statistics HM1001 Social psychology The paper reports the findings of a study conducted to find differences in self-perception with perception of others in order to identify a culturally sensitive method to explore social reality. The instruments measured how respondents rate themselves or others on several negative and positive descriptions of thoughts and behaviours. A sample of 100 respondents from diverse background in India rated predominantly positive and negative description of beliefs, values and preferences twice -- first for the people residing around them and then for themselves. They also rated themselves on a scale of social desirability. The findings confirmed that they attributed negative cognitions (beliefs, values and preferences) to the others more than themselves but attributed predominantly positive beliefs, values and preferences to themselves. The social desirability orientation was significantly related to respondents’ self but not to others’ perception. The findings thus suggested the use of informants rather than respondents in social research especially on sensitive issues such as ethical and moral behaviour. UNIMAS 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44742/1/Int_J_Bus_n_Society_Paper.pdf Narain Sinha, Ran Bijay and Hassan, Arif (2015) Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception. International Journal of Business and Society, 16 (1). pp. 107-116. ISSN 1551 6670
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description	The paper reports the findings of a study conducted to find differences in self-perception with perception of others in order to identify a culturally sensitive method to explore social reality. The instruments measured how respondents rate themselves or others on several negative and positive descriptions of thoughts and behaviours. A sample of 100 respondents from diverse background in India rated predominantly positive and negative description of beliefs, values and preferences twice -- first for the people residing around them and then for themselves. They also rated themselves on a scale of social desirability. The findings confirmed that they attributed negative cognitions (beliefs, values and preferences) to the others more than themselves but attributed predominantly positive beliefs, values and preferences to themselves. The social desirability orientation was significantly related to respondents’ self but not to others’ perception. The findings thus suggested the use of informants rather than respondents in social research especially on sensitive issues such as ethical and moral behaviour.
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author	Narain Sinha, Ran Bijay Hassan, Arif
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title	Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception
title_short	Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception
title_full	Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception
title_fullStr	Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception
title_full_unstemmed	Perceiving own and others behaviour:an exploration in social perception
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publishDate	2015
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