You’re More Likable Than You Think, I Think

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You’re More Likable Than You Think, I Think

The "liking gap" is a sad cognitive bias that convinces us we like others more than they like us... and it starts warping children's social judgments by age 5.

Bering in Mind

May 15, 2025

Wolf, W., Nafe, A., & Tomasello, M. (2021). The development of the liking gap: Children older than 5 years think that partners evaluate them less positively than they evaluate their partners. Psychological Science, 32(5), 789-798.

You’re More Likable Than You Think, I Think

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