Moreover, all such instant judgments are based not only on incomplete knowledge but also on untestable what-ifs.
Unfortunately, humans are hard-coded to make instant judgments about the character and motivation of other people, and stick to their beliefs with tribal tenacity.
The appetite for interventionism has waned as globalisation has made it much more difficult for governments to insulate themselves from the instant judgments of the financial markets.
People make instant judgments about one another's age, health, mood, personality and character based on facial features, and yet we often judge unconsciously, not fully aware of the cues we're reading.
Mr. Rainey suggested that reporters resist the urge to make instant judgments about what the protests represent: "Sometimes the most courageous story is the one that says: I haven't seen this before.
A day on, liberals are still busy celebrating, conservatives are fulminating, and the pundits are issuing instant judgments, many of which have about as much foundation as a dissent from Samuel Alito.
When they controlled for the "power" traits, they still found the link between perceived leadership and profit, and when they controlled for leadership they still found the link between profit and power.These findings suggest that instant judgments by the ignorant (nobody even recognised Warren Buffett) are more accurate than assessments made by well-informed professionals.
To be a success as political editor of the BBC, you need the nous to make sound and instant judgments on unfolding events, the skill to communicate complex issues in a way every viewer can grasp, excellent sources, a huge capacity for hard work and a competitive spirit.
It is unfair to review a restaurant on opening night, but an event as important as the return of Doctor Who after a hiatus of 15 years (not counting the ill-fated 1996 US TV movie co-production, to which BBC executives have the same regard Stalin had for Trotsky) is of such importance to millions of fans around the world that instant judgments are required.
They do it because they are not thinking with their rational brain, they are making off the cuff, instant judgments about people and policies, often without even realizing that they swallowed the sound bite whole.
