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The Science of First Impressions: How Quickly We Judge and Why

Ever felt like someone sized you up in the blink of an eye? Turns out, that blink of an eye is no exaggeration. We form impressions astonishingly fast – often in milliseconds. Research shows it takes as little as 100 milliseconds (one tenth of a second) to look at a face and form a gut-level judgment. In other words, even …