Which statement best fits the speaker's description of first impressions regarding intelligence and looks?

• A. People tend to assume she isn't intelligent because she is pretty
• B. People immediately recognize she is highly intelligent
• C. People confuse her for being athletic
• D. People think she is shy

Answer: (A)

First impressions often hinge on appearance, and people can form quick, biased judgments about intelligence based on how someone looks. The statement describes a common stereotype: attractiveness leads others to assume she isn’t intelligent. That directly matches the idea that looks influence how people assess intellect, which is why it’s the best fit for the question.

The other possibilities describe different impressions—being seen as highly intelligent, being mistaken for athletic, or being thought shy—which aren’t the same tie-in between looks and perceived intelligence.