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Neither the Most Talkative nor the Most Attentive listener... A Psychological Experiment Reveals the "Perfect Amount of Conversation" for Those Who Are the Most Liked at Drinking Parties.

What do people do to be well-liked at social gatherings like drinking parties? According to Shugo Hotta, a professor of law at Meiji University, "In an experiment conducted by psychologists, subjects were shown audio recordings of a conversation between three people. The person who spoke the most was perceived as having the most leadership qualities. On the other hand, the person who was perceived most favorably was someone else."
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What do people do to be well-liked at social gatherings like drinking parties? According to Shugo Hotta, a professor of law at Meiji University, "In an experiment conducted by psychologists, subjects were shown audio recordings of a conversation between three people. The person who spoke the most was perceived as having the most leadership qualities. On the other hand, the person who was perceived most favorably was someone else."

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PRESIDENT Online(プレジデントオンライン) broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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