Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter One Introduction
1.1The object of present study
1.2 The rationale of the present study
1.3 Problems unsolved in the existing studies
1.4 The objective of the study
1.5 Notes on methodology and data collection
1.6 Outline of the thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Research on misunderstanding and its sources
2.2.1 Four research perspectives on the sources of misunderstanding
2.3.2 Contextual perspective
2.3.3 Cultural Perspective
2.3.4 Psychological Perspective
2.4 Achievements and limitations of the past researches
2.5 The perspective of the present study
2.6 Summary
Chapter Three Studies from the perspective of egocentric bias
3.1 Various understandings of egocentric-bias
3.1.1 Cognitive bias
3.1.2 Definitions of Egocentric bias
3.1.3 The working definition of egocentric bias
3.2 Effects of Egocentric bias on misunderstanding
3.2.1 Experiments for existance and interference of egocentric bias in the process of inference
3.2.2 Introduction of the study of Boaz Keysar
3.2.3 The assessment on Boaz’s view
3.3 summary
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Research Hypotheses
4.2 The subjects
4.3 Instruments
4.4 Data processing
4.5 Summary
Chapter Five Results and Analysis
5.1 results of the questionnaire A
5.2 Results of questionnaire B
5.3 Analysis of the results
5.4 Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Major findings
6.3 Limitations and suggestions for the further study
6.4 Summary
Bibliography
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