Social Proof: Everyone Is Doing It
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Robert CialdiniContributor
Canned Laughter
TV shows use fake laughter tracks. Everyone hates them. But studies show that people laugh longer and more often when they hear the track. It signals: “This is funny. Others are laughing.”
The Towel Experiment
Hotels put signs in bathrooms: “Reuse towels to save the environment.” (Effectiveness: 35%). They changed the sign: “75% of guests in this hotel reuse their towels.” (Effectiveness: 44%). They changed it again: “75% of guests in this room reuse their towels.” (Effectiveness: 49%). We follow the tribe.
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Robert Cialdini
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