Illusion of Transparency In social situations, people tend to overestimate the degree to which those around them can perceive their internal feelings and emotions. They often feel that they are displaying their positive and negative feelings more clearly

Illusion of Transparency

In social situations, people tend to overestimate the degree to which those around them can perceive their internal feelings and emotions. They often feel that they are displaying their positive and negative feelings more clearly and perceptibly to the people around them than they actually are. This is called the illusion of transparency. When this occurs, people believe that they are clearly expressing their emotional and mental states to others, but in fact, they have an inflated perception of the ability of others to understand exactly what they are feeling.