Publications [#274149] of Richard P. Larrick

Papers Published

1. Larrick, RP; Wu, G, Claiming a large slice of a small pie: asymmetric disconfirmation in negotiation., Journal of personality and social psychology, vol. 93 no. 2 (August, 2007), pp. 212-233, ISSN 0022-3514 [17645396], [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/17)

   Abstract:
   Three studies show that negotiators consistently underestimate the size of the bargaining zone in distributive negotiations (the small-pie bias) and, by implication, overestimate the share of the surplus they claim (the large-slice bias). The authors explain the results by asymmetric disconfirmation: Negotiators with initial estimates of their counterpart's reservation price that are "inside" the bargaining zone tend to behave consistently with these estimates, which become self-fulfilling, whereas negotiators with initial "outside" estimates revise their perceptions in the face of strong disconfirming evidence. Asymmetric disconfirmation can produce a population-level bias, even when initial perceptions are accurate on average. The authors suggest that asymmetric disconfirmation has implications for confirmation bias and self-fulfilling-prophecy research in social perception.