AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -First impressions are based on a wide range of characteristics: age, race, culture, language, gender, physical appearance, accent, posture, voice, number of people present, economic status, and time allowed to process.

Detailed explanation-2: -In other words, physical appearance really shouldn’t matter, but it often does-even when you don’t realize it. When you first meet someone, your brain tends to zero in on a few specific traits, like their clothing and overall appearance, and quickly patchwork together a general idea of who they are as a person.

Detailed explanation-3: -General Factors affecting first impressions Sensory factors such as how a person looks, sounds and smells initiates much of the impressions we make when we meet someone new. Body language during initially meeting someone is more important than the words communicated.

Detailed explanation-4: -We have all heard the saying, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Experts say: 55 percent of first impressions are made by what we see (visual). 38 percent is the way we hear your first words (vocal).