Added Amiability

The Friday File: It turns out that, on average, we are more likeable than we think we are. The Liking Gap was first demonstrated in 2018. Researchers randomly paired persons for five-minute conversations after which each participant was asked to rate how much they liked the other and how much they thought the other liked them. Overall, participants made better impressions than they thought and systematically underestimated their likeability.

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