In high school, I knew him as an older boy whom I very much admired. He was tall, handsome, athletic, intelligent, and well mannered. He stood when adults entered a room, opened doors for girls, and tipped his snap-brim tweed cap to my father when they passed on the street. When he walked me home, he insisted on carrying my books and tennis racquet. Sarah's psalm .
Descriptions are subjective.
Two people may describe the same person very differently. We use our implicit personality theories in making judgements and predictions about other people. Stereotypes C. Basic Methods of Empirical Research 1. Content analysis of things people write or say. Administration of surveys to large numbers of people.