Editing Nonverbal communication (section)

==First impression==
{{Main|First impression (psychology)}}
It takes just one-tenth of a second for someone to judge and make their first impression. According to a study from Princeton University, this short amount of time is enough for a person to determine several attributes about an individual. These attributes included "attractiveness, likeability, trustworthiness, competence, and aggressiveness." A first impression is a lasting non-verbal communicator. The way a person portrays themselves on the first encounter is non-verbal statement to the observer. Presentation can include clothing and other visible attributes such as facial expressions or facial traits in general. Negative impressions can also be based on presentation and on personal prejudice. First impressions, although sometimes misleading, can in many situations be an accurate depiction of others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Impressions From Faces |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317595773 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190414182330/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317595773_First_Impressions_From_Faces |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=ResearchGate |language=en}}</ref>

In terms of culture, collectivists have a harder time changing their first impressions because they emphasize a lot more context and need additional time when faced with new clues as each view may be correct in some contexts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Fang |first1=Xiang |last2=Rajkumar |first2=T. M. |last3=Sena |first3=Mark |last4=Holsapple |first4=Clyde |date=2020-01-02 |title=National culture, online medium type, and first impression bias |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/10919392.2020.1713686 |journal=Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=51–66 |doi=10.1080/10919392.2020.1713686 |s2cid=213008054 |issn=1091-9392|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Moreover, Fang et al., acknowledged that first impression is less likely to change in Asian culture because they value cohesiveness and consensus, thus will not destroy their group cohesiveness at the expense of changing their first impression when they reached a consensus.