Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
The Influence You Have
49 minutes Posted Feb 24, 2020 at 11:34 pm.
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Think about the last time you asked someone for something. Maybe you were nervous or worried about what the person would think of you. Chances are that you didn't stop to think about the pressure you were exerting on that person. This week, we explore a phenomenon that psychologists refer to as "egocentric bias," and look at how this bias can lead us astray.


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