Document Type

Podcast

Title

S3E6: How do face masks affect first impressions?

Name

Ron Lisnet, University of MaineFollow
Mollie Ruben, University of MaineFollow

Streaming Media

Run Time

00:29:11

Release Date

10-22-2020

Episode Description

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.