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Nicholas Epley is the John Templeton Keller Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His research focuses on social cognition, judgment, and decision-making, particularly how people understand and misinterpret the minds of others.
Known for: Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
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Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
In Mindwise, social psychologist Nicholas Epley explores how humans perceive the minds of others—what they think, believe, feel, and want—and why we so often misunderstand them. Drawing on decades of research in psychology and behavioral science, Epley reveals the systematic biases and illusions that shape our social judgments, offering insights into empathy, perspective-taking, and the limits of human understanding.
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The Illusion of Insight
Most of us believe that we can read other people like open books. We think we can tell when someone is lying or when they’re happy or anxious merely by observing their body language, tone, or choice of words. Yet decades of psychological research show that this belief is largely an illusion. In one ...
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Egocentrism in Perspective-Taking
When we try to imagine what others think or feel, we do so from our own point of view—and we rarely escape it. Psychological studies repeatedly show that we project our own beliefs, emotions, and knowledge onto others, even when we’re trying to be objective. This egocentrism in perspective-taking ex...
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Nicholas Epley is the John Templeton Keller Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His research focuses on social cognition, judgment, and decision-making, particularly how people understand and misinterpret the minds of others.
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