News Finding: "The bias blind spot" also suggests we are less likely to detect our own bias, but can readily and easily detect others.
Paper Finding: Moreover, the bias blind spot does not appear to be a facet of general decision-making ability or an accurate perception of the extent to which one is biased.
News Context: Despite your subjective experience, your unique surroundings, and the people close to you, you may still believe there is an objectivity to your opinion that you see far less of in your peers. "The bias blind spot" also suggests we are less likely to detect our own bias, but can readily and easily detect others. Even though being influenced by the outside may not be end of the world, when we deny it's happening, it could have some serious social repercussions.
Paper Context: We found that the bias blind spot is discriminated from intelligence, cognitive ability, cognitive reflection, and personality traits related to self-esteem, self-enhancement, and self-presentation. Moreover, the bias blind spot does not appear to be a facet of general decision-making ability or an accurate perception of the extent to which one is biased. Rather, susceptibility to the bias blind spot appears to be a true blind spot in self-awareness, because of asymmetric consideration of evidence when assessing the self and other people.