Disagreement Is a Short-Hand for Poor Listening: Why Speakers Evaluate Others’ Listening Quality Based on whether Others Agree with Them

Working Papers

Listening to the other side is essential for communication and conflict resolution. However, even when a listener listens well, the speaker may still exclaim, “You are not listening to me!” We reason this occurs because speakers think someone who disagrees with them simply has not listened.Read More

Silence Helps Men but Hurts Women: The Differential Gender Effects of Silence in Negotiation

Funded Research Proposal

Current literature consistently shows a gender gap in people’s performance in negotiation. In this research, we aim to use a GPT Negotiation Bot to understand whether men and women may be perceived differently when they use silence — a common and important conversation strategy — in negotiation.Read More