45. Illusion of Transparency

People tend to overestimate how precisely others can understand their emotional states. And the vice versa: people usually overestimate how precisely they can understand the emotional state of others.

Additional information:
The illusion of transparency: biased assessments of others’ ability to read one’s emotional states.
T Gilovich, K Savitsky, VH Medvec “Journal of Personality and Social Psychology”, 1998.