Evaluations

There are many ways in which we evaluate people. The first way we usually evaluate one another is by a persons’ appearance on the outside. We want to talk to people who we are attracted to and who may act like us as well. We may also evaluate people in a materialistic way; what they are wearing, jewelry etc., once we evaluate them that way, and then we start to evaluate them once we start having a conversation. We evaluate them by their beliefs, morals, values and sometimes even their race, and cultural and education backgrounds as well. Our evaluations of person always change while we are getting to know someone. We start to learn about the person and form new opinions about them as we evaluate them. Although we do not like to be judged, we tend to judge other people before we get to evaluate them or know them. I believe before we start to judge someone, we need to get to know them first.

By these evaluations, our expectations are generally created by stereotypes and notions of a person. As many people know, stereotypes are judgments that are misguided by how the person looks, talks etc., and notions are pre-conceived ideas about a person. We must truly be careful when we evaluate people because our evaluations can be incorrect.

People always say first impressions are the most important but, the first impression can be a disadvantage because it is a pre-conceived notion. Our first impression of someone is generally based on their looks, and that is not the only way to evaluate a person. Another disadvantage of expectations are that they only set limitations and do not allow us to be completely open minded about a person. Advantages of expectations are that they can help form new positive relationships with people. In my own opinion, I believe it is a good idea to not expect a whole lot out a person until you get to know them. When a person goes into a new relationship with a new person the barely know, a lot of times we expect too much out them, then we end...