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noun
An unconscious cognitive bias in which the assumption is made that motor car ownership and use is an unremarkable social norm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism, uncountable
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Synonyms: car brain, windshield bias
Antonyms: none provided
History
From moto- (“motor car”) + normativity. Coined by professors Ian Walker, Alan Tapp, and Adrian Davis from Swansea University in a 2023 study.
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