<p>Motivated by this question about <a href="https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/5559/does-the-scarcity-of-female-programmers-suggest-that-men-are-more-intelligent-t">programming and intelligence</a>, I've noticed that people often judge other people's competence in terms of how well they perform on the domains that they have more expertise. A few examples:</p>

<ul>
<li>I'm a good programmer. This manager can't program.</li>
<li>I'm a good manager. This programmer doesn't know how to lead others.</li>
<li>I'm a good statistician. This applied researcher knows so little about statistics.</li>
<li>I'm a good applied researcher. this statistician knows so little about the substantive problems in this research context.</li>
</ul>

<p>In particular, while such claims may be factual statements. The bias occurs when a person's overall competence is evaluated relative to your own standards of expertise, rather than what is objectively important for the other person.</p>

<p><strong>Does this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bias</a> of evaluating others competence by your own areas of expertise have a formal name?</strong></p>

<cognitive-psychology><terminology><bias>
Bias in which you judge others by what you are good at?
Jeromy Anglim
# Bias in which you judge others by what you are good at?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-30)

Motivated by this question about [programming and intelligence](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/5559/does-the-scarcity-of-female-programmers-suggest-that-men-are-more-intelligent-t), I've noticed that people often judge other people's competence in terms of how well they perform on the domains that they have more expertise. A few examples:

* I'm a good programmer. This manager can't program.
* I'm a good manager. This programmer doesn't know how to lead others.
* I'm a good statistician. This applied researcher knows so little about statistics.
* I'm a good applied researcher. this statistician knows so little about the substantive problems in this research context.

In particular, while such claims may be factual statements. The bias occurs when a person's overall competence is evaluated relative to your own standards of expertise, rather than what is objectively important for the other person.

**Does this [bias](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases) of evaluating others competence by your own areas of expertise have a formal name?**

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, terminology, bias


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