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Watching others visibly dislike vegetables may make you dislike them too – study

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Watching others visibly dislike vegetables might make onlookers dislike them too, a study suggests.

The research indicates that observing facial expressions of others eating raw broccoli can influence whether or not we like the vegetable.

Humans learn which behaviour pays off, and which does not, from watching others.

Based on this, people may draw

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