In relation to person perception, relegating someone to a social category on the basis of superficial information is a maladaptive process and usually leads to the wrong conclusions about the person.

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Relegating someone to a social category based on superficial information is not inherently maladaptive; it can be an adaptive process for quickly processing social information, though it may lead to oversimplified or inaccurate conclusions.

In Relation to Person Perception, Relegating Someone to a Social