When people meet someone for the first time, they form a fast impression about that person by putting her or him into a familiar category or group. They use schemata to help form these impressions. Schemata are ideas and expectations about a group based on past experiences (Aronson, Wilson, &Ackert, 2005). For instance, if someone sees a woman wearing a white coat and a stethoscope around her neck, he will probably think she is a doctor. He will think this woman is like other doctors he knows. For example, he may think she is well educated and knows about disease and medicine. Organizing people into familiar groups like this is a common way that people form first impressions very quickly.
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Past experiences influence our schemata.
Which influences relationships
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