Karen Huang

Karen Huang

Karen Huang appears on this site as first author of the 2017 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology paper on question-asking and liking, with Michael Yeomans, Alison Wood Brooks, Julia Minson and Francesca Gino.

Who they are

The work of Karen Huang reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Perceived Partner Responsiveness.

Key papers

Huang, K., Yeomans, M., Brooks, A. W., Minson, J., & Gino, F. (2017). It doesn't hurt to ask: Question-asking increases liking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(3), 430-452. What it reports: Three studies of live conversations, online chats and speed dating. People who asked more questions, especially follow-up questions, were better liked, because they came across as more responsive.

Key ideas

Perceived Partner Responsiveness: The sense that a partner understands, values and supports who we are.

Sources

  1. Huang, K., Yeomans, M., Brooks, A. W., Minson, J., & Gino, F. (2017). It doesn't hurt to ask: Question-asking increases liking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(3), 430-452.