Do experts assume that their expertise protects them from bias? One might hope and expect experts to be more protected than the average person against various psychological biases that affect judgment and decision making, yet the evidence supporting this expectation of expert objectivity is mixed at best. Therefore, this project answers the question: Do people have too much faith in the objectivity of expert judgment? Serious consequences might result from such an illusion of objectivity.
We answer questions about experts’ susceptibility to bias as well as the accuracy of people’s (and especially experts’ own) perceptions of experts’ susceptibilities. Across multiple preregistered studies with different methods and in different decision domains, we measure experts’ vulnerabilities to several biases, document laypeople and experts’ blindness to experts’ biases, and investigate the consequences of exaggerated confidence in experts’ objectivity for society. Theoretically-informed ideas for managing these problems will be discussed.
Zoom link
Link and password:
https://otago.zoom.us/j/92041752737?pwd=ek5FTUZlUXlyRzg4S0cwd2k1d0NiZz09
Password: 044196
| Date | Monday, 23 May 2022 |
|---|---|
| Time | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
| Audience | Public |
| Event Category | Sciences |
| Event Type |
Seminar |
| Campus | Dunedin |
| Department | Psychology |
| Location | University of Otago, Otago Business School, Room G.02, Dunedin |
| Cost | Free |
| Contact Name | Narun Pat |
| Contact Email | narun.pat@otago.ac.nz |
| Website | https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/study/ |
