JESP (@jexpsocpsych.bsky.social)

Saying “thank you” isn’t just manners—it can shape behavior. This write up features JESP work out of @sfu.ca showing that receiving gratitude boosts feelings of social worth, making people more likely to help! Small, consistent courtesy can create ripple effects. vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/d-...

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Psychology says if you say "please" and "thank you" without thinking twice you're demonstrating the rarest kind of decency — the kind that doesn't need an audience, doesn't seek a reward, and doesn't ... While charisma can be learned and kindness can be performed, there's one behavior so deeply embedded in some people that it reveals who they truly are when nobody's watching — and psychologists say it... https://vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/d-psychology-says-if-you-say-please-and-thank-you-without-thinking-twice-youre-demonstrating-the-rarest-kind-of-decency-the-kind-that-doesnt-need-an-audience-doesnt-seek-a-reward-and-doesnt-turn-off-f/