Many of us act as though we all see the same reality, yet the
truth is we don't. Human Beings have cognitive biases or blind
spots. Blind spots are ways that our mind becomes blocked from
seeing reality as it is - blinding us from seeing the real truth
about ourselves in relation to others. Once we form a
conclusion, we become blind to alternatives, even if they are
right in front of their eyes. Emily Pronin, a social
psychologist, along with colleagues Daniel Lin and Lee Ross, at
Princeton University's Department of Psychology, created the
term "blind spots." The bias blind spot is named after the
visual blind spot. Passing the Ball - Watch this Video There is
a classic experiment that demonstrates one level of blind spots
that can be attributed to awareness and focused-attention. When
people are instructed to count how many passes the people in
white shirts make on the basketball court, they often get the
number of passes correct, but fail to see the person in the
black bear suit walking right in front of t