Fundamental beliefBiasBrief description
My experience is a reasonable reference.Spotlight effect
 (e.g., Gilovich et al., 2000)
Overestimating the extent to which (an aspect of) oneself is noticed by others
Illusion of transparency
 (e.g., Gilovich & Savitsky, 1999)
Overestimating the extent to which one’s own inner states are noticed by others
Illusory transparency of intention
 (e.g., Keysar, 1994)
Overestimating the extent to which an intention behind an ambiguous utterance (that is clear to oneself) is clear to others
False consensus
 (e.g., Nickerson, 1999)
Overestimation of the extent to which one’s opinions, beliefs, etc., are shared
Social projection
 (e.g., Robbins & Krueger, 2005)
Tendency to judge others as similar to oneself
I make correct assessments of the world.Bias blind spot
 (e.g., Pronin et al., 2002a)
Being convinced that mainly others succumb to biased information processing
Hostile media bias
 (e.g., Vallone et al., 1985)
Partisans perceiving media reports as biased toward the other side
I am good.Better-than-average effect
 (e.g., Alicke & Govorun, 2005)
Overestimating one’s performance in relation to the performance of others
Self-serving bias
 (e.g., Mullen & Riordan, 1988)
Attributing one’s failures externally but one’s successes internally
My group is a reasonable reference.Ethnocentric bias
 (e.g., Oeberst & Matschke, 2017)
Giving precedence to one’s own group (not preference)
In-group projection
 (e.g., Bianchi et al., 2010)
Perceiving one’s group (vs. other groups) as more typical of a shared superordinate identity
My group (members) is (are) good.In-group bias/partisan bias
 (e.g., Tarrant et al., 2012)
Seeing one’s own group in a more favorable light than other groups (e.g., morally superior, less responsible for harm)
Ultimate attribution error
 (e.g., Hewstone, 1990)
External (vs. internal) attribution for negative (vs. positive) behaviors of in-group members; reverse pattern for out-group members
Linguistic intergroup bias
 (e.g., Maass et al., 1989)
Using more abstract (vs. concrete) words when describing positive (vs. negative) behavior of in-group members and the reverse pattern for out-group members
Intergroup sensitivity effect
 (e.g., Hornsey et al., 2002)
Criticisms evaluated less defensively when made by an in-group (vs. out-group) member
People’s attributes (not context) shape outcomes.Fundamental attribution error/correspondence bias
 (e.g., L. Ross, 1977)
Preference for dispositional (vs. situational) attribution with regard to others
Outcome bias
 (e.g., Baron & Hershey, 1988)
Evaluation of the quality of a decision as a function of the outcome (valence)