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"Other people's opinions of you are none of your business" is a popular saying in some corners of the Internet. Indeed, placing a premium on popularity and external validation has its pitfalls ...
What Makes a Person Instantly More Likeable? In a perfect world, we'd all be given a manual telling us exactly how to make us instantly likeable. But remember, likeability is subjective.
Some people instantly light up a room.They make us feel important. They make us feel special. While we can't always define it, we know when someone just has it. The person is naturally likable.
In social psychology, the pratfall effect is the tendency for interpersonal appeal to change after an individual makes a mistake, depending on the individual's perceived competence. In particular, highly competent individuals tend to become more likeable after committing mistakes, while average-seeming individuals tend to become less likeable ...
The Ben Franklin effect is a psychological phenomenon in which people like someone more after doing a favor for them. An explanation for this is cognitive dissonance . People reason that they help others because they like them, even if they do not, because their minds struggle to maintain logical consistency between their actions and perceptions.
Charming people are courteous, friendly, and charismatic, maintain great relationships -- and consistently influence (in a good way) the people around them. How to be incredibly charming: 10 ...
If someone is motivated by non-directional outcomes, he or she may wish to make the most logical and clear decision. Whether a person is motivated by directional or non-directional outcomes depends on the situation and the person's goals. Confirmation bias is an example of thought-processing motivated by directional outcomes. The goal is to ...
Plus, psychologists share what behaviors to prioritize.