OB Assignment 1

Weightage - 15% (report + viva)

Submission deadline-
This project is all about the dynamics o person!social perceptions" #t$s a group project
and involves three steps"
There are a few questions given below each step to facilitate your task.
Step 1
Wor%ing alone& 'rite do'n lists o 'ords or statements that describe ho' you see
yoursel and every other member o the group" (ou can reproduce it in a tabular orm on
a separate sheet"
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3ote the %ind o things you attend to"
2o you as% yoursel the same 4uestions 'hen producing your descriptions o
yoursel and others5 # not& 'hy5
Speculate about 'hy you as% yoursel these 4uestions" #s it to do 'ith your values&
belies& past e6perience or anything else5
Step 2
When everybody has completed this step& meet as a group and begin to share your lists
'ith each other" /n eective procedure is or one person to be the ocus o attention in
turn" When it is your turn& ill out the let-hand column o the second table 'ith your o'n
description o yoursel (reproduce the contents o the irst table)" Then invite each
member o the group to share 'ith you their description o you and record 'hat they say
in the appropriate column"
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1ompare the 'ay you see yoursel 'ith the 'ay others see you"
/re there any common themes that others mention5
# so& are they relected in your description o yoursel5
# dierent people see you in very dierent 'ays& 'hy is this5
1ould it be because dierent people& 'ith dierent values& belies& attitudes and
so on as% themselves dierent 4uestions about you and others5
/lternatively could it be because they have dierent %inds o role relationship
'ith you (colleagues& intimate riend or casual ac4uaintance& etc")5
When it is somebody else$s turn to receive eedbac%& pay attention to the %ind o
inormation people reer to 'hen describing them"
2o their eedbac% reer to things that you have noted and eel are important5
/lternatively& does it reer to things you have not considered5
Step
1ome together as a group& integrate your ideas and prepare a report on the basis o the
ollo'ing points8
1) #dentiy the inormation you attend to 'hen perceiving other people"
9) 1ompare the %ind o inormation you attend to 'ith the inormation others attend to
'hen you are loo%ing at the same third party"

:) 7evie' the ans'er to the above and consider 'hether there are things you typically
tend to ignore but 'hich& i attended to& could improve your understanding o others"
!nstructions
;lease be honest in your perception& avoid the trap o using desirability as the basis o
perception (e6press your <real sel$ and the <real other$ instead o the <ideal sel$ and
<ideal other$)"
7eport should not e6ceed 9 pages& should be typed on /= si>e paper& ont si>e 19& times
ne' roman and 1"5 spacing"
;lease bring your individual observation sheets also or the group viva"