NATURALNESS BIAS:
A belief that ones achievement is more due to their innate abilities, than their learned abilities1,2. For example, a scientist with Naturalness Bias who wins the Nobel Prize, may believe they won the award because they were born a genius vs the reality that winning the award was more likely due to their learned-knowledge from years of hard work, and dedication to their scientific discipline.
Sometimes the term Naturalness Bias is used informally to refer to ones preference for natural products; even thought those products may be chemically identical, or more harmful than synthetic alternatives3. Also see: Professional Esteem and Progress Bias, The Results We’ve All Been Waiting For Bias, and Empiricism-Narcissism Bias.
References:
1. Tsay C-J, Banaji MR. Naturals and strivers: Preferences and beliefs about sources of achievement. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2011;47(2):460-5. (Link to Reference)
2. Tsay C-J. Privileging naturals over strivers: The costs of the naturalness bias. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2016;42(1):40-53. (Link to Reference)
3. Hansen CE, North A, Niccolai LM. Cognitive Bias in Clinicians’ Communication about Human Papillomavirus Vaccination. Health communication. 2020;35(4):430-7. (Link to Reference)