What Does Research Suggest About People's Ability to Form Impressions

question 44

Multiple Choice

What does research suggest about people's ability to form impressions of others?

• A)People can form a fairly accurate impression of another person in about 30 seconds.
• B)People require at least six hours of interaction with someone else to form an accurate impression of them.
• C)Having more time to observe people increases the accuracy of the impression.
• D)People are only capable of forming accurate impressions of members of their ingroup.

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