Intellectual Arrogance from Human Cognitive Bias’s Point of View
How many times have you been told that you're wrong but have proved otherwise? How many times have people in your social circle had a firm belief you can’t do something but you did it? If you have proved people’s predictions wrong many times then the probability is high that you have a strong psych people in your social circle have Intelectual Arrogance.
Will Smith played the role of, Chris Gardner, an American businessman and motivational speaker in an autobiographical drama film The Pursuit of Happyness. This famous dialogue of this movie is a strong trick to counter the confirming bias of those who have intellectual arrogance in the form of Confirmation Bias.
Human Cognitive Bias is a basic flaw in the information-processing system of the human mind. There are many types of cognitive biases such as the bandwagon effect where the victim follows the popular opinion or trend without thinking about reason and logic. The framing effect is about how you frame your words
One of the strong cognitive biases is Confirmation Bias. Confirmation bias forces the victim to think about different facts and interpret them to confirm his/her own personal beliefs which is the result of the victim's personal life experience. It simply supports and confirms one's personal life experience and beliefs.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs shows the relationship between the satisfaction of human needs and the potential they can unlock. The root cause of intellectual arrogance is confirmation bias which forces the victim to think that if he can’t do something then no one else in this world can! The victim of intellectual arrogance forgot that every human being has a desire to achieve more than what he has. Growth is a natural desire in every human being.
The best way to win the hearts of people is to counter intellectual arrogance by raising yourself by lifting others. In his book, How To WIn Friends & Influence People, author Dale Carnegie says one can’t simply win the hearts of people by telling them they are wrong and the best way to win friends and influence people is to admit faults quickly and emphatically.
