Illusion of Asymmetric Insight
A cognitive bias whereby people perceive their knowledge of others to surpass other people's knowledge of them.
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Origin
Identified by Emily Pronin, Justin Kruger, Kenneth Savitsky, and Lee Ross in their 2001 paper "You Don't Know Me, But I Know You," published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Across six studies, they demonstrated that people consistently believe they understand others better than others understand them.
Updated February 22, 2026