The Interpersonal Perception Task (IPT): Alternative Approaches to Problems of Theory and Design

This chapter describes the theoretical issues and concrete design features that inspired the Interpersonal Perception Task (IPT). The IPT is a broadcast quality videotape that has 30 scenes, and each scene contains a sequence of naturalistic interaction. The IPT scenes reflect the spectrum of simultaneous communication channels found in everyday interaction, and the IPT viewer is presented with naturally co-occurring cues that are verbal, coverbal, and nonverbal.