• DOI:10.1177/0146167202286008
Corpus ID: 14259317

The Bias Blind Spot: Perceptions of Bias in Self Versus Others:

@inproceedings{Pronin2002TheBB,
  title={The Bias Blind Spot: Perceptions of Bias in Self Versus Others:},
  author={Emily Pronin and Daniel Yen Lin and Lee Ross},
  year={2002}
}

Emily Pronin, Daniel Yen Lin, Lee Ross

Published 2002

Psychology

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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