Fairness and Property Shape First Impressions — English Level A1

People make quick moral judgments about others every day.
Researchers studied what shapes these first impressions.
They found fairness is very important to people.
Respect for other people's property is also important.
If someone is fair, others trust them more.
If someone breaks fairness or property rules, people judge harshly.
These judgments stay strong even when people are distracted.
The study used short examples of everyday behavior.
The results matter for trust in social life.

Difficult words

researcher — person who studies and tests things

Researchers

moral — about right and wrong behavior

judgment — opinion about a person or action

judgments

fairness — treating people in an equal way

property — things that belong to a person

distract — lose attention because of something else

distracted

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