Understanding Biases and Impression Management

The video discusses biases like confirmation bias and the primacy effect, which affect how people perceive others. It emphasizes the importance of first impressions and offers strategies to overcome negative initial impressions, such as the tortoise and hare methods and creating outcome dependency.

What is confirmation bias?

• A tendency to seek information that contradicts initial beliefs

• A tendency to seek information that confirms initial beliefs

• A tendency to ignore all information

• A tendency to change beliefs frequently

What is the primacy effect?

• The tendency to remember the last piece of information

• The tendency to be influenced by the first piece of information

• The tendency to ignore all information

• The tendency to forget initial information

Why are first impressions considered important?

• They have no lasting impact

• They are always negative

• They are easily changed

• They significantly shape future perceptions

How might someone interpret a kind gesture if they initially thought you were a jerk?

• As a genuine attempt to be nice

• As a sign of weakness

• As an attempt to manipulate them

• As a random act

What is one method to overcome a negative first impression?

• Ignore the person

• Overwhelm them with consistent positive behavior

• Avoid any interaction

• Change your appearance

What is the tortoise method in overcoming biases?

• A method that involves confrontation

• A quick way to change impressions

• A slow and steady approach to change impressions

• A method that involves ignoring the person

What is the hare method in overcoming biases?

• A method that involves changing appearance

• A method that involves ignoring the person

• A method that involves confrontation

• A faster approach that involves working together

What is outcome dependency?

• A situation where one person relies on another for a desired outcome

• A situation where people ignore each other

• A situation where people compete against each other

• A situation where people avoid each other

How does outcome dependency affect impressions?

• It has no effect on impressions

• It motivates people to be more accurate in their assessments

• It encourages people to rely on initial impressions

• It makes people less interested in accuracy

Why might working together change someone's impression of you?

• It makes people more competitive

• It has no impact on impressions

• It reinforces initial negative impressions

• It creates a motivation to be accurate