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It does apply to praise: I take statements of the type "you're so wonderful" as having much more to do with how the person feels than it has to do with me.
I suppose you already drew the obvious conclusion, but I still think it's worth spelling out:
The key to people liking you is making sure they feel good when you're around. Causality is secondary.