How accurate are our first impressions? With Nicholas Rule, PhD

How much can you really tell about someone at first glance? Nicholas Rule, PhD, of the University of Toronto, talks about the science of first impressions: How your brain starts making judgments about other people in milliseconds--before you’re even aware of it--how accurate those judgments are and how they’re shaped by stereotypes and biases; the research on “gaydar”; to what degree you can pick up on traits like extraversion and trustworthiness; and the real-world consequences of our accurate – and inaccurate – snap judgments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How accurate are our first impressions? With Nicholas Rule, PhD is an episode from Speaking of Psychology by Kim Mills.

This episode is 36:26 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

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