To know why we judge others it is first important to know that our brain works in two different thought processes. One being the logical part of the brain where we are able to control what we say and do to others versus the reflexive part of our brain where we are unable to control our first thoughts on someone or something. Even if we don’t want to believe or we don't say things out loud about judging others the reflexive part brain has already made a first impression. In the words of Psychologist Marwa Azab Ph.D " Judgments are expectations based on pre-programed mindsets or scripts, and yes when it comes to race we call them stereotypes." Even if you try your hardest it is impossible not make a first impression judgment about someone.
Not only do we make visible judgement on others we also make judgement on someone by the good or bad impression someone first gives off. If someone were to give off a bad first impression by doing or saying something you didn't like on the first meeting your overall impression about them from then on is going to be negative even if they are a good person. It can also be seen vise versa, if someone gives off a good first impression but does something you don't like later on, it is more likely that you would forgive them much easier and still have a good impression of them.
There has been lots of research done by scientists on the connection of our thoughts to our judgments. The most common research is the connection of the amygdala(the part of the brain that processes fear) to the reflexive part of the brain that shows the connection of fear and one's first judgement on another. According to Psychologist Marwa Azab on psychologytoday.com an experiment called "Phelps et al" successfully tested the theory that the amygdala does take part in one's first judgement by it showing when they were shown faces of different races.
We may have the reflexive part of the brain that we can't control but we also have the logical part of the brain where we choose what to do with our first impressions. It is important to note that even if you have a bad judgement on someone it is not morally right to verbally attack someone about it. Within our society today and the issues we have about multiple topics of race and gender the most logical thing to do is keep the negative comments to oneself. People who use judge other's out loud are usually trying to drag other's down to make themselves feel better about what they wish they had. The choice's people make after the reflexive brain's first impression is where the logical part of the brain kicks in and is where people make their choices to say and think things on their own will.
Not only do we make visible judgement on others we also make judgement on someone by the good or bad impression someone first gives off. If someone were to give off a bad first impression by doing or saying something you didn't like on the first meeting your overall impression about them from then on is going to be negative even if they are a good person. It can also be seen vise versa, if someone gives off a good first impression but does something you don't like later on, it is more likely that you would forgive them much easier and still have a good impression of them.
There has been lots of research done by scientists on the connection of our thoughts to our judgments. The most common research is the connection of the amygdala(the part of the brain that processes fear) to the reflexive part of the brain that shows the connection of fear and one's first judgement on another. According to Psychologist Marwa Azab on psychologytoday.com an experiment called "Phelps et al" successfully tested the theory that the amygdala does take part in one's first judgement by it showing when they were shown faces of different races.
We may have the reflexive part of the brain that we can't control but we also have the logical part of the brain where we choose what to do with our first impressions. It is important to note that even if you have a bad judgement on someone it is not morally right to verbally attack someone about it. Within our society today and the issues we have about multiple topics of race and gender the most logical thing to do is keep the negative comments to oneself. People who use judge other's out loud are usually trying to drag other's down to make themselves feel better about what they wish they had. The choice's people make after the reflexive brain's first impression is where the logical part of the brain kicks in and is where people make their choices to say and think things on their own will.