There is a lot of psychology and delusions that creep in your mind when you are doing someone a favor, or vice versa. Have you ever felt that you immediately feel an urge to return someone a favor when they do you one?
Here are some amazing facts related to the psychology behind favors:
The Benjamin Franklin Effect:
The effect basically means that your brain begins to like the person you did a favor for. This is because the mind has to give itself a reason for doing the favor. Hence, you are more likely to do that person another favor as your brain thinks that you like that person.
This can be used as a hack to get someone to like you. All you need to do is ask someone a favor two or three times (with a handsome time gap), and if the other party obliges every time, your social hack is successful.
Foot-in-the-Door Technique
This is another follow up to the Ben Franklin effect discussed above. When you ask someone to do you a small favor, their mind begins to think they like you and hence they end saying "yes" for the bigger favor you ask for later.
FITD works by first getting a small 'yes' and then getting an even bigger 'yes.'
Door-in-the-face technique
This is basically the opposite of the foot-in-the-door technique. Ask someone something unreasonable first, something he/she will most likely turn down (slams a door to your face), then ask him for a very modest favor, and he/she will most likely say yes.
Example:
A: Sir would you like to volunteer for helping poor children by visiting the orphanage throughout the week?
B: No, I'm way too busy for that.
A: Okay sir, but can you atleast donate some amount to the orphanage.
B:Sure.
This is also referred to as the "guilt reaction", which can be used to get your work done.
Here are some amazing facts related to the psychology behind favors:
The Benjamin Franklin Effect:
The effect basically means that your brain begins to like the person you did a favor for. This is because the mind has to give itself a reason for doing the favor. Hence, you are more likely to do that person another favor as your brain thinks that you like that person.
This can be used as a hack to get someone to like you. All you need to do is ask someone a favor two or three times (with a handsome time gap), and if the other party obliges every time, your social hack is successful.
Foot-in-the-Door Technique
This is another follow up to the Ben Franklin effect discussed above. When you ask someone to do you a small favor, their mind begins to think they like you and hence they end saying "yes" for the bigger favor you ask for later.
FITD works by first getting a small 'yes' and then getting an even bigger 'yes.'
Door-in-the-face technique
This is basically the opposite of the foot-in-the-door technique. Ask someone something unreasonable first, something he/she will most likely turn down (slams a door to your face), then ask him for a very modest favor, and he/she will most likely say yes.
Example:
A: Sir would you like to volunteer for helping poor children by visiting the orphanage throughout the week?
B: No, I'm way too busy for that.
A: Okay sir, but can you atleast donate some amount to the orphanage.
B:Sure.
This is also referred to as the "guilt reaction", which can be used to get your work done.
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