The effectiveness of interpersonal apologies is well established, but most existing research has examined the benefits of isolated apologies. How do apologies function when considered in the context of a transgressor's -the frequency with which they tend to apologize for their behavior? We examined whether people consider others' apology baselines when evaluating both their character and specific apologies from them. In Study 1, participants judged a character with a high (vs.
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