The Importance Of First Impressions

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The beginnings of human interactions are definitely based on first impressions. Although there is an exception, people generally interact with other people they believe or perceive to hold the same values or goals as their own. This grouping is facilitated by the first impression each individual exhibits. The continuity of the relationships formed from that interaction is then based on whether the first impressions were actually true (then the relationship continues) or there was some form of deception which leads to unsustainability of that first impression (then the relationship discontinues) (Human et al., 2013). The context in which the interaction occurs also contributes to the impression perceived. When I was in high school, I recall the way I made my first friends at boarding school, I observed who was in my class first and then if they were serious with their studies and then their background. In those days those who came from disadvantaged backgrounds always were more serious with their studies than those who came from more affluent families; and thus my circle of friends wa...

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