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From: The Atlantic
Everybody Thinks They're Typical: Seeing Yourself in Others September 28 2011 Neil Wagner Who's the more typical American, Bill Clinton or Barack Obama? According to a European study, the answer depends on who's answering the question. How people see themselves is a potent force that affects how they see others. . . From: The Atlantic
I Was Wrong, and So Are You December, 2011 Daniel B. Klein A libertarian economist retracts a swipe at the left—after discovering that our political leanings leave us more biased than we think. From: Keene Trial Consulting
“MYSIDE BIAS”: I Was Wrong, and So Are You November 23, 2011 Douglas Keene So, in other words, there is no evidence that liberals or conservatives are smarter when it comes to economics. The differences found were all about the ‘myside bias’–more commonly referred to as the confirmation bias. We want to have our preexisting beliefs validated. We see it pretty consistently with mock jurors. From: NYT Science
Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves July 1, 2008 John Tierney “Anyone who is on ‘our team’ is excused for moral transgressions,” said Dr. DeSteno, a psychologist at Northeastern University. “The importance of group cohesion, of any type, simply extends our moral radius for lenience. Basically, it’s a form of one person’s patriot is another’s terrorist.” |
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