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When research partners recognize their own cognitive biases

My research partner and I study decision-making but we've realized we might be falling into the same traps we write about - we're both so invested in our hypothesis that we keep finding confirmation everywhere and I don't know how to bring this up without sounding like I don't trust her judgment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The discomfort of recognizing bias in ourselves and our closest collaborators while maintaining the trust necessary for continued partnership.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cognitive biases — complete reference?”

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