What Are Some Dark Psychology Tricks That Actually Work?

What Are Some Dark Psychology Tricks That Actually Work?

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[rocketfingers-JSR]

I read somewhere about a developer who would never ask for help when he encountered an issue he couldn't figure out. He would browse through forums to try to find an answer but the way he solicited his solutions was pretty clever. He would create two accounts. One that would post the issue but not ask directly for a solution, then a second account that would intentionally offer an incorrect solution. Invariably, someone else would see the incorrect post and correct it. Turns out some devs don't care about helping out but do care about correcting someone who is "doing it wrong" and will correct to fluff their egos.

[smileywarhead]

I love how friendliness is a dark psychological trick

[andreasul]

Everyone should know about stuff like this, it's not about knowing how to manipulate others, but how to recognize manipulation and be able to counter it and avoid it.

[noraa]

Crazy to realize that since I grew up in an extremely abusive and manipulative environment that I developed a lot of these as survival skills and didn’t even know it

[meowsquared]

I've gotten in the habit of greeting people with "I missed you", or "I was just thinking/talking about you" and seeing how they respond. Most of the time I do it, the recipient becomes flustered, pleased, or a combination of both and becomes really friendly or cheery on the spot. As a side note, take care not to do it too often or it'll start coming across as fake or disingenuous.
Another habit I've picked up is rarely asking questions, but instead making leading statements or observations and letting people correct me as needed. I've been told that it makes me come across as very confident and knowledgeable, even when half the time I have no idea what's going on (ie: Instead of "do you know about 'x'", I'd say "you're probably familiar with 'x'").

[vjm]

So much the "Don't lie, and admit to minor faults by telling the truth." point. I've gotten so many people I know so convinced I don't lie (even at my own sacrifice), that even people who dislike me have said "No, he wouldn't do that. He's stupid, but he wouldn't do that." Oh, but I did do that. Thanks for helping me get away with it.

[tale]

Here's a good one:

People are more inclined to believe a lie if said lie doesn't benefit you, being because it contains embarrassing information or because it paints you in a bad way.

It's not often that people will lie about something that makes them look bad, so it makes others go "you wouldn't lie about that!"

I used this many times, but one of them was that time I told my mom that I didn't actually have s*x with my gf because I pissed my pants out of nervousness. Of course that was a lie, but she was very serious about the topic and saying the truth might have gotten me in trouble.

Just don't make it too exaggerated or people will see through it.

[ShawnRavenfire]

I read a book a while back called "Influence, the Art of Persuasion" which had some really good sales tricks in them. One of them is to always show the customer the most expensive items first, so everything else will seem reasonable by comparison. Another one is when asking for a favor, slip the word "because" into the conversation. Chances are, they aren't really paying attention, and just assume you gave them some sort of reason. Another one is to leave change on the ground for people to find. They'll feel lucky for finding a coin on the ground, and this puts them in a better mood, making them more helpful the next person.

[futurestoryteller]

"Story 5" is so true. I once had a guy at my work make a dirty joke at my expense. Everyone in the room chuckled, I didn't get sad, or angry, my face didn't turn red, I didn't try a "revenge" joke, I didn't even change my facial expression. I just looked at him normally, his eyes slowly drifted to the floor and he kind of mumbled "Oh man" after awhile everyone's eyes were awkwardly on the floor. It didn't take much time really, and I couldn't believe how magnificent that moment was. The only power in ridicule is power you accept.

[ladicusaiur]

Story 20 reminded me of how much I've actually gotten from people on the phone just by being nice, while looking to buy a house my finances weren't great but after talking to one bank the guy on the phone said "Look, I'm not really supposed to tell you this but X bank actually has lower rates, might be worth checking out" safe to say I gave them a 5 star rating on customer support.

[ejbigman]

The thing that gets me is that apparently I do a number of these but I've never actively thought about it

[TYGR]

"you can try this psychotic move" has got to be the best lead-in to a piece of advice that I have ever heard

[Avraine]

Many years ago, when this extremely angry customer showed up screaming at me looking like he was gonna punch me through a wall, I was shocked into silence and didn't even have the thought to be scared. I stared at him for a few seconds and calmly told him to wait while I sort things out. I remember he looked surprised by my reaction, then he looked around and seemed to realise the scene he was making and immediately lowered his tone and his anger fizzled out. Now I finally understand what happened.

[franks]

I love to ask a question and then zone out while the other person goes on and on.

[jmc]

A really high executive in one of the companies I worked for taught me the one about silence. It works a lot, in meeting, in interviews, etc. People really dislike silence, so they start talking and saying more things than they should sometimes. 😂😂😂 The good thing is that it does not work on me anymore, whenever I am talking to anyone and there is silence then I welcome it. If it is a different setting then I ask a question and get the other person talking.

[sinpourmoi]

Feeding your audience anything prior to or during a speech or meeting will dramatically increase the likelihood the audience will agree with your topic or agenda. It’s called the luncheon effect. 😊

[Angrybirdsshit]

One of my tips is.
If you have to work for a project in school or somewhere else and you don't like the concept. Don't talk to the other people. Just start with the project by yourself, because most the time they talk and don't even start.
Then let them do the work (most the time people screw up) then come as the savior of the project. Because they be glad someone has done the work for them. That's how i got good grades in group projects.

People can't work toghether. They always fight.

[CommanderCodyChipless]

Number two is actually something you could say I truthfully suffer from. I grew up with a step parent that had a severe case of Bipolar disorder, and growing up very young, I learned how to navigate social interactions to prevent any and all confrontations with her, as it was physically abusive. So now I say sorry or thank people egregiously in order to avoid confrontation. But all throughout my 20s, I noticed many times in social circles that I would be liked the most, not due to reputation, but just because I'm the one person who nobody has to worry about being confrontational, in ANY form. I'll be liked by the one toxic person in a work place that hates or talks shit about everyone else, but will think I'm a great person to have around. And yes, I say I suffer from it because I don't want to be this way.

[t.rdixon]

That ‘thank you’ one is definitely a double edged sword. There’s a girl at my work that does this in excess— I think it’s more a matter of a lack of self confidence than blatant manipulation but that’s not the point. The point is that it’s noticeable, and if you get the wrong set of people, can even be pretty fucking annoying. Use in moderation.

[Musical_Pigeon]

My favorite thing as a preschool teacher, asking the kids to help me do something that they should be doing. Or if they need to put something away I say "I don't know where this goes, can show me where it goes?" and kinda move the thing that needs to be put away toward them.
I will say, asking little kids for help with stuff may lead to them trying to help with EVERYTHING.

We also use the illusion of choice with kids too. Sometimes it was as simple as "you can have your treat after you eat either your carrots or your corn" and sometimes if a kid is being particularly difficult and you need them to do something, I've found that if you either 1) put the thing you want them to do as the second options or 2) include "like a big boy/girl" to the end of whatever you actually want them to do. If something will make them seem more like a big kid they're more likely to do it.

Finally, sometimes a kid is just being difficult and wants to sit and wail for however long it takes. In that case if we can we move them to the area that's set for being calm and kinda just resting or let them go sit where every they please in the classroom (within sight of course).
We had a girl scream and force sobs for over half an hour because we wouldn't let her throw the big legos at another kid. She only stopped because her dad got there and when I explained what happened he had a "same shit, as always" kinda look. A different day I took that girl out into the hallway because she was doing her screaming and forced sobbing thing again and the other kids kept staring at her and bothering her even when she said "leave me alone" I figured it'd be best to let her chill with me in the hall until she felt better and she tried to leave the school. So she sat in my lap on the floor facing me as I occasionally hugged her, got her hair out of her face, and tried to assure her that feelings are okay but it's unhealthy to scream and force tears like this. Found out it was all because I asked if dad was picking her up again today. She didn't want her dad to pick her up because the heat was going out in his car and she wouldn't wear her jacket in the car, so she got cold. Dad got his car fixed, and I got punched in the face and thought my eardrums would burst because she didn't want to go in her dad's cold car, and the mere thought of it was too much to handle.