Bias Blind Spot
The cognitive bias of recognizing the impact of biases on the judgment of others, while failing to see the impact of biases on one's own judgment.
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Origin
Identified by social psychologist Emily Pronin and colleagues Daniel Lin and Lee Ross at Princeton University in a 2002 paper in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. The research built on earlier work showing that people consistently rate themselves as less susceptible to bias than their peers.
Updated February 22, 2026