Principlev1
Surface your implicit person-schemas through explicit audit
Surface your implicit person-schemas through explicit audit (default assumptions about motivation, attribution patterns, entity vs. incremental beliefs) rather than treating your perceptions of others as transparent observations of how they really are.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Bias Blind Spot Asymmetry (bias blind spot), Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without (tacit knowledge degrades without detection), and Knowledge of cognitive biases does not reduce susceptibility (bias knowledge doesn't reduce bias). The principle prescribes making implicit schemas explicit for inspection. It's the meta-cognitive move applied to social cognition.
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Derived From (7)
AxiomLinguistic Structuring of ThoughtAxiomMeaning as Receiver ConstructionAxiomBias Blind Spot AsymmetryAxiomSchemas as Knowledge Organization StructuresAxiomAutomatic Pattern PerceptionAxiomKnowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades withoutAxiomKnowledge of cognitive biases does not reduce susceptibility