Dr. Shadé Zahrai

Dr. Shadé Zahrai

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People see you the way at you talk about others.  Psychologists John Skowronski and Mae McGlone first identified this effect as Spontaneous Trait Transference: our brains unconsciously link the traits we describe in others to us.
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People see you the way at you talk about others. Psychologists John Skowronski and Mae McGlone first identified this effect as Spontaneous Trait Transference: our brains unconsciously link the traits we describe in others to us.

Have you ever noticed that people who speak kindly about others seem kinder themselves? That is not a coincidence, it is psychology. It's called t...

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