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J. D. Vorauer

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Oct 2026

People underestimate how much dissimilar others want to connect.

People systematically underestimate the extent to which dissimilar others are interested in socially connecting, a phenomenon we refer to as dissimilarity pessimism. Across six experiments, in the lab (N = 795), online (N = 2,681), and in the field (N = 457), we document this pessimism across multiple kinds of dissimil...

Gus Cooney, E. Boothby, J. D. Vorauer et al. · 0 citations
Open access Oct 2026

Implications of Self-observation for Metaperceived Gender Salience During Mixed-Gender Online Negotiations

Gender salience is a core construct in theories of gender-related affect, cognition, and behavior. This research suggests a novel, subtle trigger of gender salience in mixed-gender negotiations: the self-observation typically involved in online interaction. This trigger maps onto everyday experience and is qualitativ...

J. D. Vorauer, Carly A. Bretecher, C. Klassen et al. · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

What We Talk About When We Talk About Empathy: Toward a Common Lexicon of Empathy-Related Constructs.

Almost since the term "empathy" was coined, there has been scholarly disagreement about its meaning. Today it can best be viewed as an umbrella term encompassing a host of more specific constructs, almost all of which are regularly referred to as "empathy" in some form or fashion. Promiscuous use of this global label t...

Mark H. Davis, Sara H. Konrath, Fritz Breithaupt et al. · 3 citations

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