I think those mistakes usually happen for an entirely different reason. New people remind us of ones we’ve already met, and we unconsciously “fill in the blanks” in what we know about the new person with what we know about person we know, or some kind of average-ish judgement about the group of comparable people we know.
I think those mistakes usually happen for an entirely different reason. New people remind us of ones we’ve already met, and we unconsciously “fill in the blanks” in what we know about the new person with what we know about person we know, or some kind of average-ish judgement about the group of comparable people we know.