What Shadé Zahrai has said about Expectation bias
1 quote · 1 episode · May 11, 2026
Shadé Zahrai, Behavioral researcher, confidence expert and author of Big Trust, with a PhD in organizational behavior from Monash University, has been quoted on Expectation bias once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on May 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Zahrai describes Kleck's scar experiment, in which participants whose scars were secretly removed still perceived judgment, as evidence of expectation bias.
“They created the reality they expected. And this is called expectation bias. We don't see the world as it is. We see the world as we expect it to be”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: How to Eliminate Self-Doubt Forever & Build Unshakeable Confidence (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 7:27
Episodes
How to Eliminate Self-Doubt Forever & Build Unshakeable ConfidenceThe Mel Robbins Podcast · May 11, 2026 · 1 h 19 min
Mel Robbins talks with behavioral researcher Dr. Shadé Zahrai about her four-part framework—acceptance, agency, autonomy, adaptability—for overcoming self-doubt and building confidence.
Shadé Zahrai on other topics
- Self-doubt · 4 quotes
- Self-acceptance · 3 quotes
- Locus of control · 2 quotes
- Career imprinting · 1 quote
- Voice and speech clarity · 1 quote
- Body language · 1 quote
- Worry time (stimulus control) · 1 quote
- Impostor syndrome · 1 quote