The Failure Gap
From Two Guys on Your Head by KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke
April 3, 2026 · 8 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the concept of 'the failure gap' and its implications based on a study by Eskreis-Winkler and colleagues.
In a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Eskreis-Winkler and colleagues describe what they call “the failure gap” — the consistent finding that outside observers dramatically overestimate how often people succeed after failing. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, describes the study and implications of […] The post The Failure Gap appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Art Markman
Topics covered
- failure
- psychology
- success
- perception
- social psychology
Keywords
- failure gap
- success perception
- psychological study
- social psychology
- overestimation of success
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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