Kemampuan Penilaian Atut Subjek Penelitian Indonesia: Penanggulangan Dan Modifikasi Penelitian Bernieri, Gillis, Dan Davis (1992) Tentang Dukungan Terhadap Teori Penilaian Sosial. Judgement of Rapport of Indonesian Subj

ABSTRACTSocial interaction is very essential in human life. Today in globalization era, interrelationship between people does not only happen in a small community but also in a world community. In order to build a successfull interaction, the ability of rapport judgement constitutes a crucial factor. Judgement ability is an important part in adaptation process. Rapport can be detected by using nonverbal cues. The question that emerge is: Can people with different culture judge rapport accurately using nonverbal cues?To answer the question, this study investigated the judgement of rapport between people with different cultures using nonverbal cues. This research was a modification and a replication of Bernieri, Gillis and Davis\u27s (1991) study that based on Social Judgement Theory. The stimuli were 37 videoclips about American interactants discussed some actual topics. The judgements made by 52 subjects (26 subjects of semester DI dand 26 subjects of semester V). After the judgements were finished, they completed questionnaires and they were interviewed.Results\u27 of this research showed that the judgement made by subjects semester III and V correlated with the criteria of rapport. This means that subjects with different cultures can detect rapport accurately. The accuration of the judgements was affected by universal cue validity that they used. Proximity was an objective cue that could be used to judge rapport accurately. According to Social Judgement Theory, proximity is an indicator of lateral acceptance or lateral rejection to judge rapport. To judge rapport, subjects had a guide to compare. When the stimulus fitted the guide, they judged high rapport. Conversly when the stimulus (nonverbal cues) did not fit the standard, they judged low rapport. When the subjects found the cues that gave contradictions they would use three ways. Firstly, they used the dominant cues as a predictor. Secondly, the largest quantity were used as a guide. Thirdly, subjects used empathy to judge rapport. Key words: nonverbal cues â rapport â judgemen