Perception Exercise

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Instructions:  You have 20-30 minutes.  In pairs sit across from each other. Do not talk.  When told to do so, answer the 10 questions listed below without help from your partner.  Guess on questions you do not know.  Correct answers are NOT important.  Write down what you think.  When you finish the 10 questions, talk to the other person about your answers.  Tell them why you answered the way you did.  (For example: tell them why you think pizza is their favorite food.  Why did you think that?) After you tell them your guess, they will give you the correct answer.

1.         I am ____ years of age; the other person is _____ years old.

2.         My favorite food is ___________.  The other person’s favorite food is ___________.

3.         My favorite color is _________.  The other person’s favorite color is ____________.

4.         I like _____________music.  The other person likes __________________ music. (rock, soft rock, rap, hip-hop, classical,
blues, jazz, country western, etc.)

5.         I like _________________movies.  The other person likes _______________ movies. (action, comedy, drama, documentary,
horror, romance, western)

6.         In my free (leisure) time I like to ____________________; the other person likes to __________________________________.

7.         I am a member of the ___________________ church/ religion; the other person is a member of the _____________________ church/ religion.

8.         I would like to travel to _____________________; the other person would like to travel to ____________________.

9.         One TV program I watch regularly is _________________;  the other person probably watches ____________________

10.     My pet peeve (annoyance) is _______________________; the other person’s pet peeve is ________________________

Thoughtful considerations:

What did you base your perceptions on?  What cues did you use? (Age? Gender? Race? Nationality?) How sure were you of your responses?  How accurate were you?  Were you surprised at the other person’s perceptions of you?  Explain.