3 Easy Ways to Make People Like You That Are Backed by Science | Inc.com

In a highly useful post at Psychology Today, Natalie Kerr, PhD, a social psychologist and professor at James Madison University, explores some of the research and offers tips anyone can use to become more likable.

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There's another advantage to smiling: Research from Penn State University found that people who smile are perceived as more competent and more attractive.

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People are more apt to like someone they consider attractive.

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In one study, Kerr writes, researchers showed participants smiling and unsmiling versions of computer-generated faces with varying levels of attractiveness.

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Less-attractive faces with smiles were rated as high as attractive faces without smiles.

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Not only will smiling instantly make you more attractive, it will make people like you more.

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