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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
The Liking Gap Is Larger for Women Than for Men.
- Corinne Enright
University of Wisconsin, Platteville - Rachel Emendorfer
University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Kilie Shaw
University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Elizabeth Lavin
University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Cody Schwochert
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Abstract
This study replicates Boothby, Cooney, Sandstrom and Clark’s (2018) "Liking Gap" effect in which individuals, following a brief conversation with a stranger underestimated how much the other person liked them. Among freshman college students, the Liking Gap was significantly larger for Women than for men.
Social Cognition
