Why Do People Respond To Compliments

The reason to give someone a compliment is to give them praise or admiration on what their outfit is or how their hair looks and many other reasons. Everybody does like a compliment when it is heartfelt and sincere. Nothing can give someone greater validation on self-assurance with the recognition of someone complimenting them. Compliments can either be taken as a good thing or a bad thing, some people have insecurities and some are very thankful. The benefits of seeing the person you have complimented feedback is beneficial enough. In this experiment there are three people who respond to compliments differently, one is very grateful the other is hostile towards the remark, and the last does not even respond. Compliments are taken differently with each person. The first person I continually complimented was my …show more content…
I started complimenting him on his outfits and he would just brush it off like I did not say anything. Then I started complimenting him and his girlfriend, saying how cute they were together. His girlfriend would say “Thank you” and Braden would reply with a sarcastic joke. Trying this experiment on a boy was much different then trying it on a girl because I could not find much to compliment him on. This experiment had no impact on our friendship and we have remained the same since the experiment. The compliment experiment has helped me understand the impact of giving compliments and how it could either make someone’s day or not effect the person. Giving compliments has helped my relationships with friends and family. I have realized some people have lower insecurities and are unaffected by the praise of a compliment. I also realized compliments can help boost self confidence. In conclusion, the patterns I have find during this experiment were insecurities with girls and choosing the correct way to compliment a boy. This experiment has given me insight on compliments and how people