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202005.02 Are the effects of sincere praise and flattery the same? Posted in RESEARCH
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Does the effect of words differ depending on their profoundness? We found that sincere praises activate the reward system of the brain more than the shallower compliments (flatteries). A poster of this research result was presented at Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2020 Virtual. (Fujiwara)