the tendency of people to see themselves as more impartial, more insightful, and less biased than others. For example, someone who likes a particular song might think that his or her opinion is based on objective reasoning and assume that the opinion of someone who dislikes the song is subjective and biased. Various studies have shown that people are aware of the objectivity illusion and can recognize it in others yet fail to identify the phenomenon in their own judgments. See also bias blind spot.