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Emily Pronin is a Professor at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. Her work focuses on self-perception asymmetries, cognitive biases, and the psychological effects of thought speed. She holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a BA from Yale University, both in Psychology.
Research interests include understanding how individuals perceive their own judgments as insightful while viewing others’ as biased—especially in politically polarized contexts. She also explores how accelerated thought processes influence mood, risk-taking, and mental health. Her findings highlight societal implications of biased perception in conflicts and decision-making.
Key themes across her work include bias blind spots, the illusion of asymmetric insight, and the introspection illusion. Recent studies examine forensic expert biases, the impact of professors’ romantic advances on students, and thought speed’s role in health communication.
Her lab’s current focus remains on self-other perception asymmetries and thought speed dynamics. Notable contributions include groundbreaking studies on the bias blind spot and thought acceleration’s mood-boosting effects. She has advised students like Katherine E. Hansen and contributed to NSF-funded research on forensic mental health expert bias.
