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On this episode of Listen In, social studies teacher Krista Silvernail sat down with Opinions Editor Samantha Haney to discuss the positive psychological impacts of compliments for National Compliment Day on March 1. Silvernail teaches AP Psychology and covers types of relationships between different people. "Psychology focuses a lot on how important it is that people feel a sense of belonging and that people want to connect with others," Silvernail said. Giving a compliment benefits both the compliment giver and the compliment receiver by creating a relationship that makes both people feel good. A study by Psychology Today in 2021 suggested that more people should start giving compliments more frequently because of the psychological benefits. "Especially if a person is intuitive and is paying close attention to the expressions of the person that they're giving the compliment to," Silvernail said. "We never know what's going on in somebody's day but to see somebody light u