The closeness-communication bias: Increased egocentrism among friends versus strangers

Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 269 - 273
Published: Jan 1, 2011
Abstract
null null People commonly believe that they communicate better with close friends than with strangers. We propose, however, that closeness can lead people to overestimate how well they communicate, a phenomenon we term the closeness-communication bias. In one experiment, participants who followed direction of a friend were more likely to make egocentric errors—look at and reach for an object only they could see—than were those who followed...
Paper Details
Title
The closeness-communication bias: Increased egocentrism among friends versus strangers
Published Date
Jan 1, 2011
Volume
47
Issue
1
Pages
269 - 273
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