The Effectiveness of Training to Improve Person Perception Accuracy: A Meta-Analysis

Making a (False) Impression: The Role of Business Experience in First Impressions of CEO Leadership Ability

“…These results align with theories on the deleterious effects of experience, supporting our hypothesis that this extends to the formation of first impressions of CEOs' leadership ability from nonverbal cues. Although training with proper practice and feedback can improve the accuracy of interpersonal perception (Blanch-Hartigan et al 2012), small samples of experience or knowledge can inhibit it (Crow 1957). Previous work has demonstrated that experience in a particular domain leads individuals to make judgments based on abstract or unrelated knowledge, whereas those without experience base impressions on more obvious characteristics (e.g., Chi et al 1981).…”

“…Person perception studies have shown that training in deception detection can improve a person's accuracy in spotting lies (e.g., Porter et al 2000). Training and feedback are also required to internalize relevant cues that modify the formation of first impressions and improve accuracy (Blanch-Hartigan et al 2012). Previous meta-analyses have found that feedback moderately improves deception detection (Hedge's g = 0.19; Hauch et al 2014), and that feedback across a range of domains can substantially affect performance (Cohen's d = 0.41, Kluger and DeNisi 1996).…”

“…Although individuals can sometimes become more interpersonally sensitive to nonverbal behavior with the right kind of training, feedback is essential to this process (Blanch-Hartigan et al 2012). Without practice and feedback, training provides little improvement in interpersonal perception (Blanch-Hartigan et al 2012).…”

“…Although individuals can sometimes become more interpersonally sensitive to nonverbal behavior with the right kind of training, feedback is essential to this process (Blanch-Hartigan et al 2012). Without practice and feedback, training provides little improvement in interpersonal perception (Blanch-Hartigan et al 2012). Crow (1957) found that medical students provided with instruction, but no practice or feedback, judged personality less accurately than students with no instruction at all.…”

Healthcare providers’ accuracy in assessing patients’ pain: A systematic review

“…Pain assessment accuracy is a skill amenable to training [81,82]. Short trainings focused on nonverbal facial expressions of pain have shown promise in improving pain assessment accuracy in non-clinical settings [83][84][85].…”