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Marginally Revolved Biases

Robin Hanson
Feb 26, 2007
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Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution posts today on two biases:

  • We think we perform better in front of supportive audiences, but actually "we perform better in front of strangers or even a hostile crowd."

  • We rate people better if they share our birthday. 

And Tyler privately mentioned:

  • In sports and fashion, smiles signal low status, not happiness. 

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