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Jan 2021
48m 8s

The Double Standard

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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It's easy to spot bias in other people, especially those with whom we disagree.  But it’s not so easy to recognize our own biases.  Psychologist Emily Pronin says it’s partly because of our brain architecture. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore what Pronin calls the introspection illusion. 
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