Stress strengthens memory of first impressions of others' positive personality traits.

Encounters with strangers bear potential for social conflict and stress, but also allow the formation of alliances. First impressions of other people play a critical role in the formation of alliances, since they provide a learned base to infer the other's future social attitude. Stress can fac...

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Main Authors: Johanna Lass-Hennemann, Linn K Kuehl, André Schulz, Melly S Oitzl, Hartmut Schachinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21298099/?tool=EBI