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I tip more than I want to because I'm worried about what the server thinks of me
Social approval anxiety around tipping is highly specific to cultures where tipping is normative but amounts are discretionary. The gap between the amount you'd tip alone and the amount you'd tip while being observed is a direct measure of social conformity pressure rather than genuine generosity.
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Related fact
Studies show tip amounts increase when servers introduce themselves by name, briefly touch the customer's arm, or kneel to be at eye level — all actions that activate pro-social attachment, independent of service quality.