Psychology: The pratfall effect (Aronson, 1966): attractive, compet…

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Did you know? The pratfall effect (Aronson, 1966): attractive, competent people become EVEN more attractive when they make a small mistake — spilling coffee, stumbling on a step. It makes them "more human". But it only works for people who already come across positively; for less liked people a mistake reinforces the negative image.

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The pratfall effect (Aronson, 1966): attractive, competent people become EVEN more attractive when they make a small mistake — spilling coffee, stumbling on a step. It makes them "more human". But it only works for people who already come across positively; for less liked people a mistake reinforces the negative image.

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