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So how long does it take to form the all powerful first impression of someone?
This first impression may be the filter through which you see your new boss or co-worker for some time to come.
Recent research completed by Harvard psychology professors Nalini Ambady, Ph.D., and Robert Rosenthal, Ph.D. confirmed our deepest suspicions - the time is reducing!
Destiny in a few seconds?
"Observers viewed three thin slices of each professor's behavior-10-second clips from the beginning, middle and end of a class-and then rated the professors' confidence, energy and warmth. They found that these ratings predicted with amazing accuracy the average student rating taken at semester's end. Thinner slices-three two-second clips-also yielded ratings similarly congruent with student evaluations."
A researcher from NYU claims the time is even faster
"We're finding that everything is evaluated as good or bad within a quarter of a second," says Bargh.
So 3...2...1... and beyond!
How do we guarantee positive first impressions?
Not easy, remember people are looking at you through their eyes/ their filters.
The only thing we can do is do the best we can from the heart always - be congruent and hope for the best!
Posted by Kevin Kelly at
May 10, 2004 09:58 AM