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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"First Impressions"”.
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Effect of first impressions on student evaluations of lecturers
… whether students rate lecturers differently on first impression, based on the lecturers' and students' race and gender.
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First impressions: the prohibition on printed calicoes in France, 1686-1759
This thesis examines the French prohibition on both importing printed cotton from India and printing it in France between 1686 and 1759, an interdiction significantly longer than any other European country, and challenges the portrayal of the ban as a sustained protectionist measure for the …
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The effects of nonverbal communication behaviors on first impressions of resident assistants
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, Communication Studies, 1986.
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Age and dress of professors: influence on students' first impressions of teaching effectiveness
… effectiveness of college professors in a first impression situation. A rating questionnaire containing ten positive professors' traits was developed. An older male and a younger male were photographed in black-and-white in three outfits, for a total of six photographs. The sample consisted …
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Dimensions Underlying First Impressions of Older Adult Faces by Young and Older Adult Perceivers
First Impressions (FIs) based on facial cues have significant consequences in real-world contexts and have the potential to influence how older adults (OAs), a vulnerable population, are treated by others. The present study used a data-driven approach to examine dimensions underlying FIs of OAs and …
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Interviewer biases: can first impressions be changed by displaying stereotypical or non-stereotypical behaviour?
… information, and whether interviewer first impressions can be influenced and changed when interviewees display stereotype congruent or incongruent behaviour in the employment interview. A total of 360 psychology students from the University of Cape Town participated in the study. …
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First impressions from the jury box: how the length of expert testimony influences mock trial deliberations
… study examined the influence that a juror's first impressions of an expert witness might have on two outcomes: judgments of the witness' credibility, and verdict decisions in a criminal case involving a Not Guilty by Insanity (NGRI) defense. This was the first study to use "thin slice" …
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First impressions of child faces: Facial trustworthiness influences adults’ interpretations of children’s behaviour in ambiguous situations
… the profound behavioural consequences that first impressions of trustworthiness have on adult populations, few studies have examined how adults’ first impressions of trustworthiness influence behavioural outcomes for children. Using a novel task design, we examined adults’ perceptions of …
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„First impressions last – það er bara þannig“: er þörf fyrir markvissa þjálfun og móttöku nýliða hjá verslunum Samkaupa?
Rannsókn þessi fjallar um hver upplifun starfsmanna í verslunum Samkaupa er af móttöku og þjálfun þeirra á sínum starfsstöðum. Samkaup er eitt af fjölmennustu fyrirtækjum á Íslandi og reka 60 verslanir um land allt, með tæplega 1300 starfsmenn. Þar sem starfsmannavelta er yfirleitt há í …
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The face of research: Do first impressions based on the facial appearance of scientists affect the selection and evaluation of science communication?
First impressions based on facial appearance alone predict a large number of important social outcomes in areas of interest to the general public, such as politics, justice and economics. The current project aims to expand these findings to science communication, investigating both the impressions …
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Effects of Orthodontic Treatment on Social Perceptions
… The purpose of this study was to record first impressions elicited by photographs of orthodontic patients before and after treatment to test the hypothesis that after treatment patients will elicit a more positive first impression.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> Before …
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An exploration of the influence of cultural variability on members of multicultural student groups as they work together toward the attainment of a mutual goal.
… cultures were interviewed in two stages. The first stage interview took place at the start of their group assignment and the second stage interview was completed at the end of their group assignment. This enabled insights into the first impressions of the students as they came together for …
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Persuasive Architecture of Tourism Destination Websites: An Analysis of First Impression
… findings on the substantial influence of first impressions toward websites on the consumer persuasion process. Additionally, this research confirms that the Elaboration Likelihood Model is applicable to the context of first impression formation in destination websites. It is expected that …
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The impact of voice on trust attributions
… also be influenced by the congruency of their first impressions with the actual experience of the speaker’s trustworthiness — a "congruency effect". This has important implications in the context of Human–Machine Interaction, for example for assessing users’ reactions to speaking machines which …
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My Journey: To becoming an effective teacher
… in which my students lived. It also details the first impressions of a new school site. I focus on three students throughout the school year and interview their families to get an insight into their home life, which became a vital part of getting to know each student on a deeper level. I learned …
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EskDale, a religious commune and the Order of Aaron
… of the life of the community will be based on my first impressions, gathered during a period of less than three weeks, at EskDale. Practices and beliefs of the Order of Aaron and EskDale will be compared to other religious and communal groups.
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Seeing you from your point of view: perspective-taking and first impression accuracy
… as similar to one’s own personality) in first impressions of personality. College students (N = 429) received either perspective-taking instructions or no specific instructions before watching videos of seven individuals (targets) answering getting-to-know-you questions. Participants then …
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The closet door, the gateway to the self? : fashion, identity, and self-expression
… is based on the premise that material items and first impressions or appearances are important in our culture. Referring to postmodern theories of identity and symbolic interactionist approaches to the self, I will argue that our sense of 'self' is continuously developed through social …
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A Phenomenological Study of Science Teachers’ Lived Experience: Pedagogical Judgment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… themes common to all the participants: (1) first impressions of the pandemic; (2) confusion of the pandemic; (3) a new normal; (4) technology as aid and hinderance; (5) thoughts on equity; and (6) facilitating ambitious science teaching. Participants expressed that contributing to this …
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