Causes of Misperceptions This activity is important because misperceptions can be costly in many ways. They can make work less efficient and even lead to mistakes in the workplace. Worst of all, they can significantly harm relationships. The goal of this activity is to demonstrate your understanding of four tendencies that can lead to misperceptions: stereotypes, primacy effects, recency effects, and perceptual sets. Group the statements by the tendencies that can lead to misperceptions. Move each label to the correct drop zone box. The notes button next to a label provides more information