Don’t Trust the Applause
▻http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/06/dont-trust-the-applause.html
by Nisha Giridharan on 18 June 2013
The next time you hear extended applause for a performance you didn’t think was that great, don’t feel like a snob. A new study reveals that audience response has more to do with the people in the seats than those up on stage.