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social psychology
You assume others see your internal nerves clearly.
People underestimate their ability to conceal their internal emotional states.
The illusion of transparency is a tendency for people to believe their internal mental states are more transparent (obvious to others) than they truly are.
Your internal monologue is a private experience, not a public broadcast.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Gilovich et al., 1998, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- What the check found
- The cited study (Gilovich et al., 1998) confirms the existence of the 'illusion of transparency,' but the claim misrepresents the nature of the bias by suggesting people are overconfident in their concealment.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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