I would like to think that it is possible to perceive others without judging or categorizing them, however, I think it is human nature to want "understand" people. And by understand people, I don't mean that perceiver is correctly perceiving others, but rather judging or categorizing them in a way that makes them comfortable. The perceivers could really know absolutely nothing about the observed, but if they were able to come to a conclusion that would explain their behavior, traits, etc., then that is all the perceiver needs to know.
I think that a way to make judgement and categorization more fair is for the perceivers to actually be interested in knowing others. They can actually ask questions and listen to the answers. They can let their opinion be molded as much as possible by the person they are forming their opinion about. We will still always have our own biases and judge others on preconceived notions, but we will have a better chance to actually know the other person.
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