People often lack awareness of their own biases and tend to underestimate their own bias, an effect known as the:
A) confidence-accuracy tradeoff.
B) unskilled and unaware effect.
C) overconfidence effect.
D) bias blind spot.

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The bias blind spot refers to the tendency for individuals to be unaware of their own biases while readily identifying biases in others. This can lead to a lack of self-awareness and an overestimation of one's own objectivity and fairness. The other options (confidence-accuracy tradeoff, unskilled and unaware effect, overconfidence effect) are related but do not specifically refer to the issue of bias.

People Often Lack Awareness of Their Own Biases and Tend