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“People consistently rate 'naturals' as more talented and hireable than 'strivers' even when told both individuals achieved identical outcomes, a phenomenon Duckworth calls the 'naturalness bias.'”

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People prefer naturals over strivers even when told both achieve equivalent outcomes, suggesting a systematic bias in favor of perceived innate talent.

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Tsay found that the naturalness bias was observed in experts but not in non-experts, and it replicated in a between-subjects design.

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Across multiple studies, participants rated naturals as more talented and more likely to succeed than strivers with equivalent achievement profiles.

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