Two researchers tested a costly signalling model of apology and found that saying sorry is believed in proportion to what it costs the one who says it.
Yohsuke Ohtsubo and Esuka Watanabe, 2009 · experimental test of apology as a costly signal
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Two researchers tested a costly signalling model of apology and found that saying sorry is believed in proportion to what it costs the one who says it.