Implicit bias

stereotype formation

repeated exposure

IAT test

latency response measure that measures how long it takes you to respond to something. best at measuring average behaviour than individual

project implicit

nonprofit created by Harvard that created the IAT.

racial bias in healthcare

a general bias exists even in racialized providers. includes implicit stereotypes and colourism

gender bias in healthcare

exists against female doctors and in the research. personality disorders dxed differently when same symptoms shown (BPD=women, ASPD=men) due to stereotypes

weight bias in healthcare

both neg attitudes and stereotypes are common. seen as lazy and less compliant. given less time due to this. less likely to recieve cancer screening referral. bias feeds itself

racial/ethnic bias in education

teachers show similar bias rates to the overall population. # of black students in class impacts this slightly, but teacher’s own race does not. implicitly affects academic performance (stereotype threat?)

gender bias in education

biased teachers are associated with girls scoring lower on test scores etc. Self confidence/stereotype threat issue?

immigrant bias in education

teachers tend to show a preference for non-immigrant students. more immigrants at the school = worse scores (may be related to realistic group conflict theory)

AI LLM biases

biased similarly to the people whose data it was trained on. IAT doesnt work on them = must measure bias in a different way. impacts=hiring decisions