Underestimating Honesty in Distributive Negotiations: Misjudging Counterparts’ Motivations
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on July 29, 2026
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Ahead of Print.
Negotiators often face two dilemmas: whether to be honest and whether to believe their counterpart is honest. We propose a discrepancy in how negotiators approach these dilemmas, leading to an expected versus actual honesty gap. When deciding whether to ...
Negotiators often face two dilemmas: whether to be honest and whether to believe their counterpart is honest. We propose a discrepancy in how negotiators approach these dilemmas, leading to an expected versus actual honesty gap. When deciding whether to ...