ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo examines the difference in illusion of transparency between high and low selfmonitoring individuals in different situations in reference to the experimental paradigm ofdrink recognition by Gilovich(1998 ).MethodsHigh and low self-monitoring individuals (the subjects) were selected by Snyder's Self-Monitoring Scale.Two situations were designed to study the illusion of transparency.One was acquaintance situation,and the other was the stranger situation.Results 1.The differences among the high and low selfmonitoring individuals had influence on the illusion of transparency.In low self-monitoring individuals there was a stronger illusion of transparency being demonstrated among both acquaintance situation (4.53 ± 2.12,2.53 ±2.45; t (16) =4.41,P＜0.05) and stranger situation (4.33 ±2.93,3.11 ±2.89; t (17) =2.11,P=0.05),while in high self-monitoring individuals,there were no illusion of transparency in either situations ( t (12) =0.38,P ＞ 0.05 ; t (22) =1.09,P＞ 0.05 ).2.The level of illusion of transparency in low self-monitoring group among acquaintance situation (2.00 ± 2.17) was higher than high self-monitoring group(0.23 ± 1.87 ),t (28) =2.40,P ＜0.05 ),while there was no difference between two groups in stranger situation (1.22 ±2.46,0.74 ±3.25,t (39) =0.52,P ＞0.05).ConclusinThe differences among the high and low self-monitoring individuals have inlluence on the illusion of transparency.The interactive situations have an influence on the level of illusion of transparency.