The Bias Blind Spot: Perceptions of Bias in Self Versus Others
@article{Pronin2002TheBB, title={The Bias Blind Spot: Perceptions of Bias in Self Versus Others}, author={E. Pronin and D. Y. Lin and L. Ross}, journal={Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin}, year={2002}, volume={28}, pages={369 - 381} }
Three studies suggest that individuals see the existence and operation of cognitive and motivational biases much more in others than in themselves. Study 1 provides evidence from three surveys that people rate themselves as less subject to various biases than the “average American,” classmates in a seminar, and fellow airport travelers. Data from the third survey further suggest that such claims arise from the interplay among availability biases and self-enhancement motives. Participants in one… CONTINUE READING
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