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Our Friends May Appreciate Contact More Than We Think

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If you're thinking about whether you should get back in contact with a friend, a new study suggests that the answer is: yes, you should.

Our friends appreciate a call or a message more than we think, even if we are just saying a quick hello.

That's according to researchers from the US, who also said that the more surprising the contact, the more it is appreciated. They did several similar experiments with almost 6,000 people.

In one of them, half of the participants were asked to think of a time that they had contacted a friend they hadn't spoken to for some time. The other half had to think of a time when someone had gotten back in contact with them.

People in the first group were then asked to rate how much they thought the friend appreciated their message — by text, phone, or email. And the other group rated how much they appreciated receiving the message.

The results showed that the people sending the messages underestimated how happy people were to receive them.

They found similar results in other experiments when they asked participants to send notes or gifts to friends. And if the contact was surprising, it was even more welcome.

So, our friends really would like to hear from us, the researchers said — more than we might think.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Contact /ˈkɑnˌtækt/ noun איש קשר

    the act of meeting or communicating with someone

    My friends and I stay in contact via Whatsapp.

  • Suggest /səgˈʤɛst/ verb לְהַצִיעַ

    to cause one to think that something is the case

    The reports suggest that the event should be in Asia.

  • Appreciate /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/ verb מעריך

    to be thankful or grateful for someone or something

    We appreciate all the effort you’ve put into this project.

  • Experiment /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/ noun לְנַסוֹת

    a scientific procedure done to make a discovery

    We will experiment with the body of the frog.

  • Underestimate /ˈʌndəˈrɛstəmət/ verb לְהַמעִיט בְּעֵרכּוֹ

    to think that something is small or less important

    Do not underestimate the cost of the bag.

שאלות לשיחה

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  1. What are your thoughts on the findings of this study?
  2. Do you have any friends you'd like to get back in touch with?
  3. Which of your friends do you text or call most often?
  4. Do you still keep in touch with any of your childhood friends?
  5. How often do you get together with a big group of friends?

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  1. How many people did the study include?

  2. What were people in the first group asked to rate?

  3. The result showed that…

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