text: Another example is, if you hear something more than once, you are more likely to to start agreeing with what the person said. Say you were asking your friends opinion on something you want to get and they all start saying that is was pretty and that it looked good, you would be more reassured to buy that item because more than one person said that they like it. Studies show that people will agree with or do something if more than one person says it. When you hear the same piece of advice more than once, your brain encourages that piece of advice because hearing it over and over is a sign that maybe it will work and that you should listen.