Nicholas Rule
Professor of psychology and vice provost for academic programs at the University of Toronto who studies snap judgments and first impressions, with extensive published research on person perception and social cognition.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 36min
How accurate are our first impressions? With Nicholas Rule, PhD
Nicholas Rule, professor of psychology and vice provost at the University of Toronto who studies snap judgments and person perception. He explains how impressions form in milliseconds. He covers accuracy limits, cues like eyebrows and gendered signals, debates around gaydar, the role of stereotypes and bias, and why first impressions persist and shape real-world outcomes.
