The Failure Gap & Its Discontents
From Two Guys on Your Head by KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke
April 10, 2026 · 8 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the concept of the 'failure gap' and how observers misjudge success after failure.
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, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy […] The post The Failure Gap & Its Discontents appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke
Guest: Rebecca McInroy
Topics covered
- failure gap
- success perception
- psychology
- social psychology
- cognitive biases
Keywords
- failure gap
- success
- psychology
- cognitive bias
- social perception
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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