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Curse of knowledge

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The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias where experts assume others share their specialized knowledge. Coined in 1989 by economists Camerer, Loewenstein, and Weber, it builds on Fischhoff's hindsight bias research. Experimental evidence includes tapping tasks and false-belief studies. The bias is hard to correct with incentives or perspective-taking. It affects teaching, software design, and economic markets, where informed parties overestimate others' understanding. Related biases are false consensus and hindsight bias.