To perceive: percibir
To judge
To go with your gut feeling: seguir tus instintos. (GUT: intestino, barriga, instinto)
We should go with our gut feelings
To have a hunch: tener una corazonada. (HUNCH: corazonada) I just had a hunch
To deal with: encargarse de
To inspire confidence:
To put your finger on: poner el dedo en, dar en el clavo. Can't put my finger on it really
To cheat: engañar
To blink: parpadear. (blink: parpadeo)
There was just something about him
Adjetivos:
trustworthy/untrustworthy: de confianza (can be trusted)
reliable: fiable
dependable: seguro, confiable
picky eater = fussy easer: quisquilloso, mañoso
Sustantivos:
glance: ojeada, vistazo. At first glance. At a glance: de un vistazo (A propósito según la seño)
glimpse: vistazo (por casualidad)
Can you think of anyone you've met that you instantly liked or disliked?
Do you generally trust your instincts?
Have you ever changed your initial opinion of someone? If so, why?
Do you believe in love at first impression?
A lot of thinking happens in a blink of an eye.
Decisions made very quickly can be as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.
Some first impressions don't seem to be based on anything.
First impressions and relationship
Even though we were taught not to “judge a book by its cover,” we all do it—especially when meeting someone for the first time. Most of us would like to believe that we revise those snap (apresurado, repentino) judgments later after we've spent some time with the new person. But according to a new study, we're less open to changing our minds than we think, and our initial impressions don't fade (desvanecerse, desaparecer) easily from memory.
Our tendency to make split-second decisions about people isn’t inherently bad, says Vivian Zayas, PhD, professor of psychology at Cornell University. It’s human nature, and an evolutionary defense against those who might be dangerous or just ill-suited (inapropiado) for us.
“Humans are very social, so we want to know when we meet someone what that person is really about,” Zayas explains. “We are wired (conectados) to do this, and we’ve become experts at gathering (recolectar) a wealth (abundancia) of information from people's faces—things like gender and ethnicity, but also more subtle (sutil) personality cues (apunte, pista) as well.”
Relying on these initial assumptions can be helpful in some circumstances, says Zayas, but in others, it can keep (puede evitar) us from making valuable friendships and connections.
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