• DOI:10.1177/0146167202286008
Corpus ID: 14259317

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 Daniel Y. Lin and L. Ross},
  journal={Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin},
  year={2002},
  volume={28},
  pages={369 - 381}
}

• E. Pronin, Daniel Y. Lin, L. Ross
• Published 2002
• Psychology
• Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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… Expand