The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “11 ways people ruin their own first impressions.”
- The Effects of Speech Rate on Comprehension
- Listeners’ comprehension of uptalk in spontaneous speech
- Individual Differences in Conversational Self-Touch Frequency Correlate with State Anxiety
- Making a positive (or negative) first impression with small talk
- Sorry, Not Sorry: Effects of Different Types of Apologies and Self-Monitoring on Non-verbal Behaviors
- A Watched Clock Never Ticks? The Role of Time Salience in Impatience
- Fast response times signal social connection in conversation
- Long gaps between turns are awkward for strangers but not for friends
- Self-Touching and Impressions of Others
- How do first impressions affect perceived approachability?
