New psychology research reveals the “bullshit blind spot”

A series of studies found people who were the worst at detecting bullshit not only grossly overestimated their detection ability, but also overestimated their ability compared to other people.

https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/new-psychology-research-reveals-the-bullshit-blind-spot-163943

New psychology research reveals the “bullshit blind spot”

Is there a bullshit blind spot? A series of two studies recently found that people who were the worst at detecting bullshit not only grossly overestimated their detection ability, but also overestimated their ability compared to other people. In other words, they not only believe that they are better at detecting BS than they actually are, they also believe that they are better at it than the average person. ...

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