The influence of background factors
... on the likelihood that a person will experience the egocentric bias:
- Age: it appears that adolescents and older adults display increased egocentricity compared to young and middle-aged adults.
- The number the languages spoken: bilinguals appear to be less likely to experience the egocentric bias than monolinguals.
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