Unconscious Bias (Ethics)

Unconscious Bias

Social stereotypes (often about groups of people) that form outside one’s own conscious awareness

Bias

A tendency or inclination that results in judgments without question

How are unconscious bias formed

personal experiences

cultural socialization

Dual Processing Theory

A idea that our brains process things twice

What are the aspects of dual processing theroy

Pattern Recognition

Analytic Thinking

Metacognition

The way in which our brains form thoughts

How is unconsicous bias mitigated

Using analytical processing

Rapid Cognition

First, immediate, intuitive response to a person, object or event

Affinity

Immediate connection with someone like ourselves

Selective Attention

We only see part of what is happening around us

Perception Bias

Assumptions about certain groups

Confirmation Bias

Only accept information that validates current beliefs or ideas

Harvard Implicit Association Test(IAT)

A tool used to assess a person’s mental associations

Obesity

abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health.

Adolphe Quetelet

Inventor of BMI