People may unconsciously do this when they judge others on things like their clothes, physical appearance, education level, and job. We use those cues to determine whether we're above or below them in the social hierarchy so we know how to act moving forward.
Here are small things people use to judge your personality, according to science.
1The Temperature Of Your Hands
"If you're one of those people with cold hands, chances are that others are unfortunately judging your personality by your hand temperature when you shake hands," Elizabeth Irias, licensed marriage and family therapist, tells Bustle. A 2008 study published in the journal Science found that people perceive others as more generous and caring when they held a cup of hot coffee in their hands over iced coffee. "People assume that individuals with warm hands are warm and kind, and that people with cold hands are cold and unemotional," Irias says. So if you want people to perceive you as warm, hold a cup of warm liquid or keep a small hand-warmer around to use before you meet someone new.
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