 People consider negative information to be more important to impression formation and, when it is available to them, they are subsequently more confident.An oft-cited paradox, a dishonest person can sometimes act honestly while still being considered to be predominantly dishonest; on the other hand, an honest person who sometimes does dishonest things will likely be reclassified as a dishonest person.It is expected that a dishonest person will occasionally be honest, but this honesty will not counteract the prior demonstrations of dishonesty.