From an evolutionary perspective, the process of making rapid judgments about other people on the basis of superficial information would have been maladaptive because our social categorizations would have been wrong in most cases.

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Rapid judgments based on superficial information would have been adaptive from an evolutionary perspective because they allowed our ancestors to make quick decisions for survival, such as identifying friend from foe, without the need for detailed analysis in potentially dangerous situations.

From an Evolutionary Perspective, the Process of Making Rapid Judgments