The study of social perception involves consideration of how one individual (X) makes judgments about another individual (Y). The terminology typically used to describe the roles of X and Y are

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The most commonly used terminology to describe the roles of X and Y in the study of social perception are perceiver (X) and target (Y). The perceiver is the one who forms impressions or makes judgments, while the target is the person or object being judged. The terms in the other choices (evaluator and actor, judge and stimulus, rater and subject) are also used in social perception research, but are less common or more specialized.

The Study of Social Perception Involves Consideration of How One