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<p>Writing in the journal <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/3/200"><em>Languages</em></a>, PhD student <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Rachael-Lindberg-2158212303">Rachael Lindberg</a> and her co-authors build on the previous understanding of individuals’ <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-47361-008">metaperception</a>—a person’s idea of how they are perceived by others.</p>
<p>The idea that people frequently underestimate how likeable they are, known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liking
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