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praise

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Overview

Praise as a form of social interaction expresses recognition, reassurance or admiration. Praise is expressed verbally as well as by body language (facial expression and gestures). Verbal praise consists of a positive evaluations of another's attributes or actions, where the evaluator presumes the validity of the standards on which the evaluation is based. As a form of social manipulation, praise becomes a form of reward and furthers behavioral reinforcement by conditioning. The influence of praise on an individual can depend on many factors, including the context, the meanings the praise may convey, and the characteristics and interpretations of the recipient. While praise may share some predictive relationships (both positive and negative) with tangible (material) rewards, praise tends to be less salient and expected, conveys more information about competence, and is typically given more immediately after the desired behavior. Praise is distinct from acknowledgement or feedback (more neutral forms of recognition) and from encouragement (expressedly future-oriented).

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Notable quotes

“It is not for minds like ours to give or to receive flattery; yet the praises of sincerity have ever been permitted to the voice of friendship.”
— Lord Byron, "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage," canto 4, dedication, Paul E. More, ed., The Complete Poetical Works of Lord Byron (1905), p. 54.
“Anyone who delights in praise destroys it.”
— Guigo I, The Meditations of Guigo I, Prior of the Charterhouse, as translated by A. Gordon Mursell (1995), #20
“Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.”
— John Milton, Paradise Regained (1671), Book III, line 56.
“Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.”
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Hymn Before Sunrise in the Vale of Chamouni, last line.
“Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous m'aviez loué moins.”
— That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised me less.
“The most pleasing of all sounds that of your own praise.”
— Xenophon, Hiero, I. 14. Watson's translation.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named praise: London-based new age band · 1981 song by Marvin Gaye · song by Sevendust · 1998 film by John Curran

Overview

Praise as a form of social interaction expresses recognition, reassurance or admiration. Praise is expressed verbally as well as by body language (facial expression and gestures). Verbal praise consists of a positive evaluations of another's attributes or actions, where the evaluator presumes the validity of the standards on which the evaluation is based. As a form of social manipulation, praise becomes a form of reward and furthers behavioral reinforcement by conditioning. The influence of praise on an individual can depend on many factors, including the context, the meanings the praise may convey, and the characteristics and interpretations of the recipient. While praise may share some predictive relationships (both positive and negative) with tangible (material) rewards, praise tends to be less salient and expected, conveys more information about competence, and is typically given more immediately after the desired behavior. Praise is distinct from acknowledgement or feedback (more neutral forms of recognition) and from encouragement (expressedly future-oriented).

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“It is not for minds like ours to give or to receive flattery; yet the praises of sincerity have ever been permitted to the voice of friendship.”
— Lord Byron, "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage," canto 4, dedication, Paul E. More, ed., The Complete Poetical Works of Lord Byron (1905), p. 54.
“Anyone who delights in praise destroys it.”
— Guigo I, The Meditations of Guigo I, Prior of the Charterhouse, as translated by A. Gordon Mursell (1995), #20
“Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.”
— John Milton, Paradise Regained (1671), Book III, line 56.
“Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.”
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Hymn Before Sunrise in the Vale of Chamouni, last line.
“Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous m'aviez loué moins.”
— That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised me less.
“The most pleasing of all sounds that of your own praise.”
— Xenophon, Hiero, I. 14. Watson's translation.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.