The bias blind spot: Perceptions of bias in self versus others
Across three studies, Pronin, Lin and Ross found that people judge others as more prone to cognitive and motivational biases than themselves. Participants who showed this pattern still held that their own assessments were accurate and objective after being told how bias could have shaped them. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 28(3), 369-381, 2002. Only the three-studies count and the direction of the finding are used.
Across three studies, Pronin, Lin and Ross found that people judge others as more prone to cognitive and motivational biases than themselves. Participants who showed this pattern still held that their own assessments were accurate and objective after being told how bias could have shaped them. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 28(3), 369-381, 2002. Only the three-studies count and the direction of the finding are used.
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Pronin, E., Lin, D. Y., & Ross, L. (2002). The bias blind spot: Perceptions of bias in self versus others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28(3), 369-381. doi:10.1177/0146167202286008 https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167202286008