The Psychology of First Impressions

First impressions tell the whole story.

• true

• false

If a person is happy when we meet her, we will often think she is happy all the time.

• true

• false

Our first impressions give us an accurate picture of the whole person.

• true

• false

We judge other people's behavior differently from our own.

• true

• false

People ... what they see in a first encounter.

• often make mistakes about

• make sense of information from

• form very accurate impressions from

People assume that their first impressions tell them about ... person.

• a sample of a

• most of a

• the whole

If we think a person is happy when we first meet her, we will think she is also ...

• friendly

• boring

• kind

If someone else does something negative, we think ...

• it is because of his personality

• he is a good person

• it is because of how he felt that day

If we do something negative, we think it is because of ...

• our personality

• the situation

• someone else

Check the 2 statements you think the lecturer agrees with.

• If a stranger behaves rudely, you may assume he isn't intelligent.

• First impressions are rarely accurate.

• People make more excuses for their own bad behavior.

• An example of behavior can tell us a lot about someone's personality.