Are you really friends — or did you just convince yourself you are?
June 5, 2014 Comments Off on Are you really friends — or did you just convince yourself you are?Read moreThe finding is surprising because adding someone to your friend list is a low-cost, quick and effortless gesture and might not necessarily be seen as a meaningful start to a relationship. Unlike buying someone you just met a cup of coffee, adding someone to your friend list has little intrinsic value.
But we did expect this to happen because human beings have a natural predilection for cognitive consistency.