<p>Several factors may influence a person to finish off other peopla's sentences.
- The person may be stressed (and some people stress more often than others, thus stress may cause some people to do this more often)
- ADHD is said to cause an impatience, making the clients finish off other people's sentences:
<a href="http://www.healthline.com/health/adult-adhd" rel="nofollow">http://www.healthline.com/health/adult-adhd</a>
- A person may have a lot of energy, spending a bit of this energy on finishing off other's sentences.
- The speaker and the listener might ble close to eachother, and know eachother very well, maybe the listener was "just thinking of just the same thing"..</p>

<p>Whether or not I can find sources on "emotionally intense" people doing this, depends on how one defines being "emotionally intense". You could probably call any of the above examples emotionally intense people...</p>

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2014-05-23T11:50:27.130Z
Berit Larsen
<p>I read in a North American undergrad psychology textbook, that people who tend to finish another's sentences tend to be emotionally intense. I think "emotionally intense" is the wording that they used. The impression that was given is that the type of person tends to swing moods more often or to a larger degree; they're more emotional.  </p>

<p>Can someone cite the study? And does anyone know any other traits of people who like to finish another's thoughts? </p>

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I doubt that any one could finish another's thoughts. Unless you hold that thoughts are synonymous with sentences, which I don't as there are no thoughts, only sentences.
Dan D.
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@Dan D., I understand your argument and I considered this when I used the term "thoughts" to replace "sentences". I erred towards using the more general term "thought" in case there were cases that I did not consider, like nonverbal communication. If you have a better term to cover such things, please suggest it. Maybe messages? Expressions?
NiteCyper
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I also experience this at work with a direct report. This is a newer associate who is in the learning phase of his position. His progress is not exactly where we would like it to be, though he's not failing as a whole. He has a tendency to finish or speak in sync with the person speaking to him. I believe it is in an attempt to convey that he "gets it" -- a way to reassure his trainer that he's understanding, yet we're finding this is not necessarily the case when it comes time to apply that knowledge. So in summary, I suppose I'm saying it can also be tied to insecurity?
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Personality traits associated with finishing other people's sentences?
NiteCyper
# Personality traits associated with finishing other people's sentences?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-22)

I read in a North American undergrad psychology textbook, that people who tend to finish another's sentences tend to be emotionally intense. I think "emotionally intense" is the wording that they used. The impression that was given is that the type of person tends to swing moods more often or to a larger degree; they're more emotional.

Can someone cite the study? And does anyone know any other traits of people who like to finish another's thoughts?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I doubt that any one could finish another's thoughts. Unless you hold that thoughts are synonymous with sentences, which I don't as there are no thoughts, only sentences.  
> **username_0**: @username_1, I understand your argument and I considered this when I used the term "thoughts" to replace "sentences". I erred towards using the more general term "thought" in case there were cases that I did not consider, like nonverbal communication. If you have a better term to cover such things, please suggest it. Maybe messages? Expressions?  
> **username_2**: I also experience this at work with a direct report. This is a newer associate who is in the learning phase of his position. His progress is not exactly where we would like it to be, though he's not failing as a whole. He has a tendency to finish or speak in sync with the person speaking to him. I believe it is in an attempt to convey that he "gets it" -- a way to reassure his trainer that he's understanding, yet we're finding this is not necessarily the case when it comes time to apply that knowledge. So in summary, I suppose I'm saying it can also be tied to insecurity?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-05-23. Score: 1

Several factors may influence a person to finish off other peopla's sentences.
- The person may be stressed (and some people stress more often than others, thus stress may cause some people to do this more often)
- ADHD is said to cause an impatience, making the clients finish off other people's sentences:
<http://www.healthline.com/health/adult-adhd>
- A person may have a lot of energy, spending a bit of this energy on finishing off other's sentences.
- The speaker and the listener might ble close to eachother, and know eachother very well, maybe the listener was "just thinking of just the same thing"..

Whether or not I can find sources on "emotionally intense" people doing this, depends on how one defines being "emotionally intense". You could probably call any of the above examples emotionally intense people...


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