First Impressions Are Often Accurate

First Impressions Are Often Accurate

We all do it without thinking. In just seconds we size people up and others do it to us. How reliable are the snap judgments that our minds always make? Are first impressions reliable?

"Most of us believe that first impressions are wrong and inaccurate," says David Kenny, a professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut.

But a series of experiments that Kenny has conducted suggest that very often first impressions have a surprising degree of validity.

So what is it about ourselves that gives away so much so quickly about what kind of person we really are?

Kenny has a list of the most important traits.

To speak with Kenny contact Luis Mocete at (860) 486-0715 or by e-mail at [email protected].