The Bias That Divides Us: The Science and Politics of Myside Thinking by Keith E. Stanovich. Keith is Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the University of Toronto and former Canada Research Chair of Applied Cognitive Science.
He is the author of over 200 scientific articles and seven books. He received his BA degree in psychology from Ohio State University in 1973 and his PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1977.
Since the beginning of the pandemic I have read quite extensively. This one really makes me think deeply about bias. Dr. Stanovich is providing a lot of insights when addressing bias. In addition, the writings address the political polarization that is tearing this country apart. This is a deep dive, it should really consume your time in addressing myside bias.
He is certainly addressing “myside bias” which is more commonly refereed to as confirmation bias. In fact, Myside bias is an outlier. It is very interesting to understand many, including very intelligent people do fall victim to this bias. However this is complex. One element of myside bias is less than impactful to impact our testable beliefs. These bias are easily checked against empirical reality.
