Can a fragile ego make us more defensive and less open to seeing our blind spots?

When you draw a line through the dot and X you set up an optical illusion. The brain knows that a line is there and fills in the gap, even as it loses sight of ... Sep 15, 2024 ... In an age where we're constantly bombarded with information from various sources, it's easier than ever to remember a “fact” without remembering ... Aug 6, 2024 ... We all have psychological blind spots, areas in which we misperceive things, ways in which our views are distorted, aspects of our perspectives ... The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and examine the perceptions that professional forensic psychologists have about bias in themselves and bias in their ... Aug 30, 2023 ... Teaching students about the bias blind spot can help them increase their self-knowledge and reduce interpersonal misunderstandings and conflicts. “Consistent with what the social psychological literature about the bias blind spot would suggest, all of the participants in the qualitative study ... The tracks that a blind spot leaves are repetitive experiences that seem inexplicable, the things that make you exclaim, Why does this always happen to me? For ... Jan 8, 2022 ... While “Bait and Switch” technique is a particular instance of the “Commitment and Consistency” influence, I think that this influence is the ... Feb 24, 2021 ... How to Identify Your Blind Spots—5 Ways · 1. Emotional Math: “Emotions play a huge role in the gap between how others see us and how we assume we ... Sep 16, 2019 ... ... spots of often-used study designs limit a researcher's ability to make inferences about psychological phenomenon. First, typical designs ...