Unconscious Bias: by Anushka Patel - 11humanities
Unconscious Bias: by Anushka Patel - 11humanities
B Y A N U S H K A PAT E L - 1 1 H U M A N I T I E S
A I M : T O S T U D Y A B O U T T H E VA R I O U S T Y P E S O F B I A S E S
W H AT I S B I A S ?
• Bias is a disproportionate weight in favour
of or against an idea or thing, usually in a
way that is closed-minded,prejudicial or
unfair.
• Different types of
bias:COGNITIVE,CONFIRMATION
ATTRIBUTION ,CULTURAL and many
more
W H AT I S U N C O N S C I O U S B I A S ?
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS PREJUDICE OR UNSUPPORTED JUDGEMENTS IN
F A V O U R O F O R A G A I N S T O N E T H I N G , P E R S O N O R G R O U P , I N A W AY T H AT I S U S U A L LY
U N FA I R .
I T C A N I N T R O D U C E U N I N T E N T I O N A L D I S C R I M I N AT I O N A N D R E S U LT I N P O O R D E C I S I O N
MAKING.
R E V I E W O F L I T E R AT U R E
I C O N D U C T E D A S U R V E Y T O S E E W H AT T E E N A G E R S ( 1 4 - 1 8 ) F E E L A B O U T A B O U T I T A N D
W H E T H E R U N C O N S C I O U S I S S T I L L P R E S E N T I N T O D AY ’ S G E N E R AT I O N A N D G O T T H E R E S U LT I
W A S L O O K I N G F O R . T H E F O L L O W I N G S L I D E S I N C L U D E T H E S TAT E M E N T S F R O M M Y S U R V E Y
A N D T H E D ATA I C O L L E C T E D I N T H E F O R M O F G R A P H S
The statements from my survey:
• Our society can be a better place without any prejudices and bias
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