Do You Remember the First Word on a List?

In a study using two groups, he gave participants a description of a person, a character. The first character was described as envious, stubborn, critical, impulsive, industrious and intelligent. The second character was said to be intelligent, industrious,impulsive, critical, stubborn and envious. Theyare just reversed in each re if we had perfect rationality, there would be absolutely no difference in how we rated these two characters. But results showed that the second description, which started with positive words, led to the character being rated far more favourably. It raises an interesting question about how we share information. Giving some one good news first i actually influence how positively they perceive you