The Four Things People Decide within One Minute of Meeting You
How long does it take to really get to know someone? An hour? A day? A week? A month? A year? A lifetime?
There is research that says a person can subconsciously size up another person within just a minute of meeting them.
According to the study, it only takes one minute for most people's "bullshit detector" to kick in, giving them a pretty good indication of what kind of person they are dealing with.
Psychologists call it "thin slicing."
Do you buy into that? Do you really feel it's possible to get an accurate read on someone so quickly? You be the judge.
Here are the four things people subconsciously think they know, within a minute of meeting you:
Whether or not they can trust you. Researchers at Princeton recently had students look at people's faces, and decide whether they were trustworthy or not. One group only got to look at each face for a tenth of a second, and the other group got to take as long as they wanted. But both groups rated the people about the same.
How intelligent you are. A study done in 2007 found that when you look someone in the eye during a conversation, they automatically think you're smarter.
Whether or not you sleep around. This one is not the least bit fair if you ask me, because it deals with stereotypes placed on women. A British study found that women with visible tattoos are seen as more promiscuous. In Britain women with a great deal of body art are perceived as less attractive, heavier drinkers, and more promiscuous than females without any ink.
How adventurous you are. Believe it or not, a person can actually tell how adventurous another person is by the way they walk. A study in 2012 found that swinging your arms and looking relaxed is associated with being an extrovert and more of a risk-taker. And it only takes a few steps for people to make up their mind.
Source: Business Insider
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