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

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 269-273

  Savitsky, Kenneth ^a   Keysar, Boaz ^b   Epley, Nicholas ^b   Carter, Travis ^b   Swanson, Ashley ^c  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egocentrism; Social judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650012659     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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