The term ‘groupthink’ was first used in the 1950s – inspired by the idea of ‘doublethink’ from George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In 1972, the word ‘groupthink’ was re-purposed by social psychologist Irving Janis in his study of foreign policy foul-ups. Janis defined...
Workplace unconscious bias is the broader term, but there are many different types of biases that fall under this category, including: Affinity bias:Preferring people who are similar to yourself in background, interests, or experiences.
A stereotype isa mistaken idea or belief many people have about a thing or group that is based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true. Stereotyping people is a type of prejudice because what is on the outside is a small part of who a person is. ...
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for assessing treatment effectiveness; however, they have been criticized for generalizability issues such as how well trial participants represent those who receive the treatments in clinical pract
Check for Stereotyping Knowing what stereotypes affect the group you are depicting is very helpful in avoiding problems. When you describe a character, you can choose whether your description reinforces stereotypes or works against them. Consider: ...
Similarly, Wasserman (Wasserman et al., 2018) analysed the debriefing practices of Israeli air force pilots; like Ely and Meyerson (2010) initially adopting the notion of “undoing” gender. This ‘undoing’ term is used to describe men's ‘top-down’ adoption of new safety standards displacin...
First, real world groups that are defined by competition—that is, sports team fans—are characterized by both dampened empathy and counter-empathic responding. For instance, fans of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees—arch-rival baseball teams—report pleasure and show activity in reward-...
What cognitive process does the behavior of role models influence? (a) Induction (b) Selection bias (c) Negative priming (d) Stereotyping. Asking about an undesired behavior may lead to: a) Its decrease. b) More awareness about why the be...
Assuredly, this prejudice is rife with stereotyping. Nonetheless, we cannot avoid human instinct based on social constructs. The above perceptions indicate the extent that a hairstyle will affect your influence on your entourage. It is therefore essential that all contributing factors are taken into ...
Housewives are asked: 'Do you ever plan to go to work: near term, in the next five years, sometime in the future, or not at all?' We designate those housewives who say they do not ever plan to work, as 'stay-at-home housewives,' and those who answer yes to any of the other ...