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urn:uuid:5ae6e275-b5ad-44c1-9f6d-d315c0559028 03 01 01 urn:uuid:5ae6e275-b5ad-44c1-9f6d-d315c0559028 15 9781805111382 06 10.11647/OBP.0367 00 EB E107 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ 01 01 Misunderstandings False Beliefs in Communication 1 A01 Georg Weizsäcker 01 eng 00 134 03 10 BUS069000 20 Conversational Expectations B2 Economics 12 KC 93 KC 04 P96.M56 10 BUS069010 12 KCA 93 KCK B2 Linguistics 20 Successful Communication 10 BUS069040 20 Game Theory 12 KCK B2 Politics and Sociology 10 BUS016000 20 Misunderstandings 20 Language and Human Interaction 20 Behavioral Economics 03 00 What do we expect when we say something to someone, and what do they expect when they hear it? When is a conversation successful? The book considers a wide set of two-person conversations, and a bit of game theory, to show how conversational statements and their interpretations are governed by beliefs. Thinking about beliefs is suitable for communication analysis because beliefs are well-defined and measurable, allowing to differentiate between successful understandings and their less successful counterparts: misunderstandings. The book describes the theoretical framework and empirical measurements of misunderstandings – written by an economist, but in simple words and using interdisciplinary concepts. The material will benefit students and researchers of behavioural economics and its neighbouring fields, and anyone interested in human language. 04 00 1 Introduction: Should we talk? 2 Having a conversation 3 Seeing what we don’t see 4 Talking 5 Listening 6 Seeing what they don’t see 7 Perceiving how they talk 8 Perceiving how they listen 9 In higher order: Seeing their view of our view 10 Conclusion 11 Bibliography and further reading Index Author’s acknowledgements 20 00 Open Access Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 04 01 20231107 13 15 9781783740512 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0367.pdf 99 01 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0367 99 01