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SubatomicSquirrels t1_j8ahmyu wrote

Reply to comment by Disastrous-Carrot928 in Knowing we like a song takes only seconds of listening, new psychology research finds by thebelsnickle1991

There is something called the mere exposure effect, and it basically means that when something is familiar to us we like it more

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bobsmith93 t1_j8axred wrote

I've actively observed this in myself many times. Even for music. Makes me wonder sometimes if I like a song because I like it or because I'm familiar with it

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