Shared Experiences Are Amplified

Volume: 25, Issue: 12, Pages: 2209 - 2216
Published: Oct 1, 2014
Abstract
In two studies, we found that sharing an experience with another person, without communicating, amplifies one's experience. Both pleasant and unpleasant experiences were more intense when shared. In Study 1, participants tasted pleasant chocolate. They judged the chocolate to be more likeable and flavorful when they tasted it at the same time that another person did than when that other person was present but engaged in a different activity....
Paper Details
Title
Shared Experiences Are Amplified
Published Date
Oct 1, 2014
Volume
25
Issue
12
Pages
2209 - 2216
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