Politeness is purely subjective. It is generally based on cultural or societal norms and is viewed from each person's own ...

"Is it impolite to say there is no soliciting in the building, or should I take their card and just say I will pass it on, ...

Tension: We fear direct confrontation but also crave honesty and respect in our interactions. Noise: Conventional wisdom ...

How much do you engage with others when you're out in public? Lots of people don't actually engage with others much at all.

Research in social psychology helps to explain how the small behaviors and choices we make as individuals ... signal disinterest to others in their social environments. As an example, imagine how it ...

When you think of France, certain images come to mind: the Eiffel Tower, delicious pastries, and beautiful historic cities.

“We build up norms or scripts for our behavior and so by having this kind of interaction with the thing, we may just become a little bit better or more habitually oriented toward polite behavior ...

I like to think that this behavior stands in stark contrast ... framed in a slightly different way when you’re polite (see the 'Certainly!' example above), which means ChatGPT feels all warm ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that people’s polite behavior towards AI chatbots—saying "please" and "thank you"—is costing the company millions of dollars. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ...

You may not realize how the sneaky anger of passive-aggressive behavior is pushing you over the edge. You think everything is fine, then, with one sentence, everything turns upside down.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company responsible for the artificial intelligence software, ChatGPT, revealed this week that courteous, polite behavior with chatbots, such as saying "please" and ...