Overcoming the Act of Passing Judgment Our everyday thinking is limited by our seemingly innate tendency to pass judgments on people based on their superficial characteristics. It is almost second nature for many people to judge others for how they look, how they dress, how they act, and how they relate with other people. David G. Myers, a professor of psychology at Michigan’s Hope College and author of the book Psychology, asserts that many …showed first 75 words of 1354 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1354 total…valid and not considered irrational and destructive to those individuals (121). In addition, overcoming the tendency to judge others will allow you to mature into a compassionate individual and grow with those around you. Works Cited Kahle, Lynn R. Attitudes and Social Adaption: Situation Interaction. New York: Pergamon, 1984. Myers, David G. Psychology. 6th ed. New York: Worth, 2001. Schmidt, Steffen W., Mack C. Shelley, and Barbara A. Bardes. American Government and Politics Today. 2001-2002 ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001.