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Everything on this site about feedback — each one naming the study behind it.

A fake smile can change your mood.
A 1988 study claimed that participants rated cartoons as funnier when holding a pen in their teeth, but these findings…
Negative feedback has twice the impact of positive praise.
In studies of social interaction and performance, humans weigh negative information significantly more heavily than eq…
You seek out people who confirm your negative traits.
A 1983 study showed that people preferred feedback that aligned with their existing self-conception.…