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

By Emily Pronin, Daniel Y. Lin, L. Ross. 2002

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Illusions of causality: how they bias our everyday thinking and how they could be reduced (2015, background): “Despite knowing that a causal relation does not exist between your behavior and the outcome of the game, feeling as if you were somewhat responsible for that failure can be hard to avoid (Pronin et al., 2006).”
Lay Theories About White Racists: What Constitutes Racism (and What Doesn't) (2006, neutral): “Schimel et al., 2000), and the appearance of general bias (Ehrlinger, Gilovich, & Ross, 2005; Pronin, Lin, & Ross, 2002 ).”
Can Evidence Impact Attitudes? Public Reactions to Evidence of Gender Bias in STEM Fields (2015, background): “…results are seemingly counter-intuitive due to evidence that people are typically resistant to information that may cast them in a negative light (Pronin et al., 2002, 2004), particularly when it comes to intergroup biases (Moss-Racusin, Phelan, & Rudman, 2010; Rudman, Dohn, & Fairchild, 2007).”