My Philosophy : My Moral Foundation

No matter how open-minded a person may claim to be, everyone makes presumptions on first impressions or rumors. Despite seeing someone for only a split second, people make assumptions about others’ attitude, personality, and character! Usually, people tend to notice things that they feel are grounds to pass judgment upon. The quote “ You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it” by Harper Lee is a quote that truly signifies how people should perceive others. Rather than judging someone, people should place themselves in their shoes and try to understand their way of thinking

Have you ever made a first impression about a person, but when you actually talk to or learn about the person you found out that what you thought, was completely wrong? Humans are always making assumptions based off what they see at that very moment. For instants, an athlete makes an error and a coach judge them for that error , yet that athlete is just having a bad day. Another would be someone meeting a person for the first time, and the way they act around you, makes you have a first impression of them. Not everyone that you meet, will be the same or have the same thought as you, nor will they always make a great first impression. It’s the little bit of time you spend with the person that you find out they’re different from what you was thinking. First Impressions can be very deceiving as shown in various British Literature pieces such as “Beowulf”, “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”.

When first seeing an individual I take into account their physical appearance to make inferences on where they are from, what race they are, what their religion might be, simply so I can try and define who they are for myself. It is human nature to make snap judgments such as these. Thus, everyone is bias, whether they like to believe so or not and whether it is a good thing or not, I do not believe we can live without these snap judgments. People make assumptions based on past experiences and personal encounters, these facts that we have gathered for ourselves are then used to make what we hope to be other facts. However many times the preconceived idea we carry out are linked to stereotypes and what we perceive as harmless thinking is really

The first impression is what people see when they meet you for the first time rather it is on a date or at a interview. Some say they don’t care what people think of them as long as they love themselves it does not matter others get very upset and in some cases cause a low self esteem. These are the problems that happen in individuals private life the problems at the workplace are a little different. For instance the job of a recruiter is very challeging to talk to different people the entire day and not pass judgement on them and stay proffessinal at all times. According to Kreitner & Kinicki( 2013) “ Interviewers make hiring decisions based on their impressions of how an applicant fits the perceived requirement of a job. Unfortunately many of these decisions are made on the basis of implicit cognition”. (para. 1) So many people have not received jobs due to being stereotyped against. In many cases it is no fault of the applicant and they are not even aware of what is happening. Some people know exactly what the recruiter or interviewer actions are they can feel that the questions sometimes are going away from the questions that should be asked there are many signs that can show proof that things are not right. The stereotypes that can recruiters get caught up in sex-role stereotype, age, racial and ethnic and disabilities. According to Kreitner & Kinicki (2013) “Perceptions and feelings are

The first thought that comes to mind when seeing a person for the first time is often the result of a stereotype. If your hair is blond, you must be unintelligent; if you’re Asian, you must

A wise man once told me, "first impressions are everything. " If you think about it, it appears to be true. You only get one chance to make a first impression, there are no do-overs. Generally, a first impression lets others get a feel of how that person is going to act. Imagine meeting a co-worker with poor grammar for the first time.

In Discussion 4 the subject of first impressions is our focal point. First impressions come to us in many forms. It can be based on the way one is dressed, their facial expressions or even something as simple as whether or not a firm handshake is received. In some cultures what would be considered a friendly first time gesture, may be very offensive elsewhere. Also the environment surrounding the first impression plays a part on how your mind may perceive your first meeting with someone, or even your own mood may affect how you initially feel, just because you are having a bad day and not as responsive to greeting someone at that moment. therefore, first impressions may not be accurate.

In this paper, I will discuss the intermediate outcome personal and ethical foundations. The outcome I will address in this paper is explaining the process for executing responsibilities dutifully and deliberatively (ACPA & NASPA, 2015). Throughout the paper, I will look at what those duties look like from the lens and experience I gain from University of Northern Colorado Career Services. I will momentarily explain what this competency is and why it is important. Next, using the outcome as the foundation for my self-assessed skill level and what steps would I take to move into an advanced outcome.

This short paper will discuss Moral Foundation Theory in relation to the Germanpeople’s initial support and eventual disgust at the “Final Solution” pre and post World War II. Iposit that The Nazi party appealed to the German people using arguments of purity, fairness,authority, and loyalty. This rendered them to feel morally justified in their support of the “FinalSolution” which was the Nazi party’s policy of eugenics and genocide towards the Jews andother undesirables like homosexuals, mentally challenged, and the disabled. After the war, whenconfronted with defeat and the harm caused, the moral lens with which they viewed the “FinalSolution” reversed itself. Moral foundation Theory is one way to explain their changed views onthe “Final Solution” even though many authors have tried to discover the reasons. This theoryuses dichotomous concepts that hold inherent emotional values which are used to influence ourmoral viewpoints. There are five foundations: 1) loyalty/betrayal 2) care/harm 3)fairness/cheating 4) authority/subversion and 5) purity/degradation. In theory the moral actiondesired is linked with one of the two emotional values.One might ask why the German people so readily supported the Nazi party’s plan ofeugenics and genocide. The answer might be so

Every person is independent individual, because of this, variance people are left to use whatever information they can gather when creating their perception about someone they had just met. When interactions and information are scarce, people turn to rely on the limited cues they receive from the others either the first or most recent

Imagine that there are two people, both being interviewed by the same boss as have the same amount of skills for being a receptionist. Person one is wearing formal attire and comes to his/her interview 10 minutes early. But, person two is wearing jeans, a tank top and comes get to his/her interview 20 minutes late. Who would get the job: person one or person two? When meeting people for the first time, I feel like a first impression is extremely difficult to change. I feel this way because it sets the foundation towards new relationships and changes to their initial reaction is difficult.

Because of past experiences, I tend to judge people based off first impressions, everyone knows first impressions count the most. Well sometimes people can be having an off day and their first impressions could be terrible. I have missed out on some friendships because of this. I didn't get to know that person because of their first impressions, and later on I regretted it because they turned out to be a really nice person.

The articles that I read discussed Social Perception. Social Perception was described as interpreting information about other people. If you feel that you are familiar with a person, you perceive to have a better understanding of that person intention. The pattern of thinking can affect a person’s perception of others. The social contexts, in which you meet someone, can play a

Since the beginning of time, humans have gathered their first impression of someone based on their appearance. Perception is a basic human process that causes people to become aware of something through their senses. That being said, people always link a person’s personality or skill to the way they look. Because the human race is so judgmental, people who cannot afford to look a certain way, people who want to look differently, and people who were born with different defects are being wrongly perceived. Thinking that someone is less of a person because of their physical appearance is a large problem in this growing society. It is important to analyze all of the issues rising because of judgment in order to ensure a future where all people are accepted and given equal opportunity.

It has been previously proven, that in the first few moments of meeting someone, we form an opinion of them. The problem with this idea is stereotypes. One of our society's biggest mistake is that we judge people based on what they look like, or how they act.