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Multiple audience problem: a strategic communication perspective on social perception.

J H Fleming1, J M Darley, J L Hilton

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|April 1, 1990
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People often send mixed messages with hidden content. Friends can decode these secret messages, while strangers cannot, revealing insights into social perception and strategic communication.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Communication Studies

Background:

  • Mixed messages contain both explicit and covert content.
  • Understanding how hidden messages are conveyed and perceived is crucial in social interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the transmission and reception of mixed messages with hidden content.
  • To examine the role of social perception in decoding covert communication.

Main Methods:

  • Participants created constrained essays or videotapes with hidden messages intended for friends.
  • Observers (friends and strangers) evaluated the messages.
  • Correspondence bias was assessed in Study 1.

Main Results:

  • Readers exhibited correspondence bias, overemphasizing explicit content despite credibility manipulation.

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  • Friends successfully detected and decoded hidden messages.
  • Strangers failed to detect or decode the covert content.

    • Conclusions:

    • Hidden messages are effectively communicated and understood within social networks.
    • Social perception influences the interpretation of mixed messages, with in-group members showing higher decoding accuracy.
    • Findings highlight the effectiveness of strategic communication in conveying nuanced information.