摘要：A woman came to Berkeley for a short stay with her friend, who was a faculty member at the University of California. The faculty member had mentioned to the visitor that the author was a friend of hers. The author’s first meeting with the visitor occurred in the office of the faculty member. The woman reported being struck by how tall I was. My actual height is an unremarkable five foot eight inches, the woman’s about five foot six, and the faculty member’s five foot four. Further, this woman had been told nothing about my physical appearance prior to this meeting. With this in mind, what was the origin of my remarkable height? What did this woman notice about me, and why, and how did this lead her to comment on how tall I was?
