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social dynamics
You believe you know others better than they you.
A 2001 study showed that people consistently rate their understanding of others as superior to the understanding others have of them.
You can see the internal motivations behind your own behavior, but you only see the surface-level actions of others. This disparity leads to the conviction that you are an open book to them, while they remain a puzzle to you.
You hold the key to your own mind, but only observe the walls of others.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Pronin, Kruger, Savitsky, and Ross, 2001
- What the check found
- The claim accurately captures the definition and attribution of the illusion of asymmetric insight as presented in the cited 2001 study.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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