So this is the phenomenon of implicit bias. Implicit bias (also called unconscious bias) refers to an unconscious preference for a particular person or group, so we are unaware they exist. Implicit biases can become explicit biases. This occurs when you become consciously aware of your ...
Implicit bias in the workplace occurs when a person acts on deeply ingrained subconscious attitudes and stereotypes formed from intrinsic human understanding, experiences, environment, and upbringing. In addition, if people act on their gut intuitions, k
These adjustments are more likely to be successful if they incorporate the understanding that biased policing occurs in the absence of explicitly "racist" thoughts because of well-documented, pernicious stereotypes that operate largely outside of conscious awareness and control....
The question of responsibility is a thorny one when unintended harm occurs. Fortunately, moral philosophers have recently engaged this question in the context of implicit bias. Two volumes titled Implicit Bias and Philosophy [23, 24•] include several viewpoints on exactly this question. It is su...
In part, implicit bias occurs because our brains engage in numerous automatic, unconscious activities. This is our brain’s way of making sense of what it sees and hears rapidly and with little effort. According to the Implicit Bias Review, key characteristics of implicit bias are: ...
Self-handicapping occurs when people put up barriers to their success, such as partying before an important test. These ultimately self-defeating strategies are designed to ensure that the challenging situation, whatever the outcome, does not allow for a negative diagnosis of the person's ability....
Sommers and Ellsworth (Citation2001) investigated the racial prejudice against Black defendants by exploring the effects of White juror bias in the courtroom (Sommers & Ellsworth,Citation2001). They found that conviction rates tended to rise when the defendant was Black, and the juror was White. ...
Not as intensely studied perhaps as the related problem of implicit memory (see, e.g., Roediger & McDermott, 1993), but we have passed the time when but a few labored in near isolation. This in- creased interest has had the expected impact. Some prob- lems that seemed obvious and ...
A key intuition for considering such an update rule can be seen in the response of the system to a step-function signal; when convolved with a non-monotonic kernel, the constant parts of the signal produce a vanishing output. However, at the transition from one signal value to another, the...
Implicit bias results in an effect calledstereotype threat, which occurs when an individual internalizes negative stereotypes about a group to which they belong. Researchersdemonstrated this effectthrough a standardized test study. Black and White college students with similar SAT scores were given a 30...