25 interesting facts related to human behavior

• ​People tend to overestimate the amount of control they have over their own behavior and underestimate the influence of situational factors.
• The placebo effect, where people experience a benefit from a treatment that has no active ingredient, can be a powerful influence on people's behavior and health.
• The bystander effect refers to the tendency for people to be less likely to help someone in need when there are other people around.

• People tend to be more motivated to avoid losses than to pursue gains, a phenomenon known as loss aversion.
• People are more likely to be persuaded by messages that are consistent with their pre-existing beliefs and values.
• Social conformity can lead people to change their behavior to match that of a group, even if they know the group is wrong.
• People tend to trust those who are similar to them more than those who are dissimilar.
• In general, people tend to be more honest when they believe they are being observed by others.
• People are more likely to remember negative experiences than positive ones, a phenomenon known as negativity bias.
• People tend to be more likely to cooperate with others when there is a potential for future interactions.
• In-group bias refers to the tendency for people to favor their own group over others.
• People tend to be more attracted to others who are physically similar to them.
• People are more likely to follow through on a commitment if they have made a public commitment to do so.
• The mere-exposure effect suggests that people tend to develop a preference for things that they have been exposed to repeatedly.
• People tend to perceive others who are physically attractive as having other positive traits, such as being intelligent and successful.
• People tend to be more influenced by stories and anecdotes than by statistical evidence.
• People tend to underestimate the extent to which their behavior is influenced by the context or situation they are in.
• People tend to attribute their own behavior to internal factors (such as their personality), while attributing others' behavior to external factors (such as the situation).
• People tend to be more motivated by small, immediate rewards than larger rewards that are further in the future.
• The framing effect refers to the fact that the way information is presented (framed) can influence people's decisions and behavior.
• People tend to be more likely to engage in risky behavior when they are in a group than when they are alone.
• People tend to be more likely to comply with requests from someone who is perceived as an authority figure.
• People tend to be more motivated by the fear of losing something than by the possibility of gaining something.
• People tend to be more likely to help someone who they perceive as similar to themselves.
• The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency for people to overemphasize internal factors (such as personality) and underestimate external factors (such as the situation) when explaining others' behavior.

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