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* however, as with the original Inblot test, use of a Rorschach test in the humanities is itself biased
* however, as with the original Inblot test, use of a Rorschach test in the humanities is itself biased
** so one must be careful in its application
** so one must be careful in its application
=== Smarter than the Average bias ===
* the bias of the more than half of people who believe they are smarter than the average person
** see [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0200103 65% of Americans believe they are above average in intelligence]
* = a form of confirmation bias
** in which people compare themselves to only their own surroundings
** it is possible for a person to be smarter than most of those around them, yet less smart than the average
** it is equally possible for a person to be less smart then those around them, yet smarter than the average
** this same type of bias is why Americans frequently under- or over-estimate the percentage ethnic breakdown of U.S. demographics
*** they frequently think that their own race is more dominant than it is
*** or that a race that has a larger presence in their lives (surroundings, media, etc.) than it actually has


=== Other/ todo ===
=== Other/ todo ===