The process of impression formation takes place in the following steps.

A. The perceiver gathers information or responds to given information about the qualities of target and then organises information.
B. The person who forms the impression is called perceiver
C. The perceive then draws inferences about the target
D. The individual, about whom the impression is to be by the perceiver, formed is the target

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

B, D, A, C

The correct answer is Option (2) → B, D, A, C

The correct sequence in the process of impression formation is:

B. The person who forms the impression is called the perceiver
D. The individual about whom the impression is to be formed is the target
A. The perceiver gathers or responds to information about the target and organises that information
C. The perceiver then draws inferences about the target based on the organized information

This order reflects the logical flow of how impressions are formed in social cognition.