Naïve Realism in psychology

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Naïve realism is a cognitive bias characterized by believing a person's view of the world is an objective reality and that those who disagree are uninformed, irrational, or biased. 

Other names for the concept:

  direct realism

  common sense realism

  perceptual realism

Naïve realism may be considered one option within a dimension of a worldview.

Reference

Ross, L., & Ward, A. (1996). Naïve realism in everyday life: Implications for social conflict and misunderstanding. In E. S. Reed, E. Turiel, & T. Brown (Eds.), Values and knowledge (pp. 103–135). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

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