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Remember growing up and mom always telling you don't talk to strangers? Well guess what? She was wrong according to a resent experiment. Talking to strangers can make you feel better, according to two experimental psychologists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder. They conducted an experiment using 100 commuters; they separated them into three groups. The first group was asked to start a conversation with someone, the second group was asked to stay silent and the third was to carry on as they normally would during their commute. Then they asked a second group to fill out an assessment asking them to predict their happiness levels in each of the three situations. After the commute the group was asked to fill out an assessment so they could rate how pleasant, productive and happy the commute was. The first group talked for an average of 14 minutes, felt more productive and the commute was more pleasurable. Surprisingly though, the group that was asked how they would feel went in a completely different direction. The experiment found that we privately want to chat with strangers, but incorrectly assume that they do not want to chat. But remember what mom said, it’s still a good idea not to talk to strangers.

Refence Epley, N., Schroeder, J. Journal of Experimental Psychology

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