Think You Know Your Close Friends? Think Again, Science Says
By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer Published: 10/03/2013 12:24 PM EDT on LiveScience SAN FRANCISCO — How well do you know what your loved ones are thinking? If you're like many people, you may think you've got your closest confidants pegged. But it turns out, two common, and very human, biases may cause people to frequently misunderstand each other. And in some ways, those biases may be worse between close pals. "Even though we think we can easily jump into the heads of others, sometimes we're more stuck in our own heads than we think we are," said Laurie Santos, a