Your friend is setting you up on a blind date. She tells you that your date is arrogant, intelligent, motivated, and kind. Based on Asch's work on impression formation, which of those characteristics will likely impact your judgment the most?

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Asch's work on impression formation found that negative characteristics, such as arrogance, have a stronger impact on judgments than positive characteristics. Therefore, the fact that your date is described as arrogant is likely to have the greatest impact on your judgment of them.

Your Friend Is Setting You Up on a Blind Date