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This solution clearly assesses the relationship between social perception and social cognition as well as parallels between the Christians and Muslims. References are also provided to justify the assertions.

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To begin with this answer, creating operational definitions is pertinent to understanding the relationship between Christians and Muslims. Aronson, Wilson, and Akert (2010) contend that social perception is considered the process of acquiring, interpreting, selecting, and organizing sensory information. Operationally, social perception is defined as the study of how we form impressions and make inferences about people (Aronson, Wilson, & Akert, 2010). However, Aronson, Wilson and Akert differentiate between social perception and social cognition by arguing social cognition focuses on the ...

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