Are "gut feelings" exactly the same as "initial impressions"?

Question

In the catagory, General Television, a certain dr robi Luwig
has asked a similar question.
As its her first question;And as she has already over 1000
replies;it deserves some attention(all you brilliant top
contributors listen-up!).
So i devoted some of my unequally important time on resolving this question(or perhaps conundrum).
Are Initial Impressions more-or-less the same as Gut Feelings?

Answer 1

No. Initial impressions are based off of what we see and what we can tell from them at first glance. Gut feelings are things that have absolutely no evidence but what you feel. For example, a man walks down the street in gray overalls and a name patch that says "Al" on it. Your initial impression is that he's a plumber, mechanic, or electrician. Your gut feeling is that something's not quite right. It's fishy. He then pulls a gun a points it at you. See?

Answer 2

The initial impression is very close to gut feelings, but a feeling itself cannot be exactly the same as any external perception.

Good luck!

Answer 3

No - initial impression you can explain, gut feelings (instict) you can't.

Gut feelings can also happen at any time. You may know a person for 6 months but now you have a gut feeling that he/she is lying to you. You can't explain it, you have no reason to believe that he/she is dishonest but it just doens't feel right. That's gut feeling or gut instinct.

Answer 4

Slightly different but they are heavily connected, and one tends to follow the other.

First impressions, the very first thing that come to mind when you meet someone. "Hey she's cute" or "They seem nice".

Gut feelings, nagging feelings that occur on a deeper level "She's cute but she's reminds me of my Mom" or "They seem nice but they have no sense of humor".

Note: I personally thought the doctor's question was ignorant and poorly phrased, sounded like she was trying too hard to sound smart. Not impressed.

Answer 5

Gut feelings last longer.