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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Emotional Perception

Background:

  • Accurate assessment of others' emotions is crucial for social functioning.
  • Research has extensively explored emotion recognition but less on assessing emotional intensity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how individuals assess the intensity of others' emotions.
  • To identify systematic discrepancies between self-reported and perceived emotional intensity.
  • To explore the potential adaptive functions of these perception biases.

Main Methods:

  • A preliminary survey and seven multi-site studies involving 2866 participants.
  • Data collection across text-based, video, and live interaction contexts.
  • Inclusion of both stranger and romantic partner dyads.

Main Results:

  • Individuals consistently rate others' emotions as more intense than those individuals rate themselves.
  • This discrepancy is particularly pronounced for negative emotions.
  • The bias was observed across various communication modalities and relationship types.

Conclusions:

  • Systematic discrepancies exist in judging emotional intensity, with a tendency to overestimate others' emotions.
  • Despite a preference for accurate self-assessment, this overestimation bias may have adaptive benefits.
  • These findings offer insights into interpersonal emotional perception and its impact on social and relationship outcomes.