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S3e6: How Do Face Masks Affect First Impressions?, Ron Lisnet, Mollie Ruben
S3e6: How Do Face Masks Affect First Impressions?, Ron Lisnet, Mollie Ruben
The Maine Question
There’s an adage that people don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. Mollie Ruben, assistant professor of psychology, examines how face masks affect people’s first impressions of others during the COVID-19 outbreak. Do people appear more or less smart to others, depending on whether they’re wearing or not wearing a mask? More or less friendly? Learn about this research project conducted by Ruben, who directs the Emotion, Pain, and Interpersonal Communication (EPIC) Lab at the University of Maine.