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INGRATIATION [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

[The] effort to win the liking and approval of other people, especially by deliberate impression management.

CONT

One form of ingratiation involves demonstrating that you admire and respect a person, and that you value their opinions. ... Another form of ingratiation is building the esteem of a subject, often through flattery ... Many people are incredibly concerned with the impression that they make on others and are keen to make a positive first impression with strangers. Such reputation management is yet another ingratiation strategy: by placing emphasis on [their] positive attributes rather than [their] weaknesses, people try to present their most amiable qualities to others, in order to gain their favor.

OBS

Ingratiation is usually regarded as strategic, insincere, and manipulative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
CONT

De la perspective du candidat, [les chercheurs] ont vérifié si l'insinuation [...], type de comportements stratégiques déployés par les candidats destinés à influencer autrui au sujet du niveau d'attrait de leurs qualités personnelles, était l'un des antécédents de l'appariement personne-organisation, ce qui n'est pas le cas.

Spanish

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