Unconscious bias is a negative concept that most people are unaware of the negative effects on interpersonal relationships and relationships in social life.

  • It is a systematic error experienced in decision-making
    • One may become biased as one try to make sense of the available information, in most cases
    • Some people are oblivious to their biases
  • It is important to raise awareness of unconscious bias and contribute to more objective views
    • Addressing current developments and debates on unconscious bias depends on psychology, social psychology, and partly sociology literature on the concept of unconscious bias.
    • Negative associations and stereotypes purport discrimination in schools, workplaces, healthcare, politics, and the legal sector.

In the current complex world, human beings are experiencing a lot of information they can not process at once.

  • People are naturally inclined to take mental shortcuts when making decisions.
    • implicit bias
    • system 1 and 2 show how the brain makes slow and fast decisions
    • the model of dual attitudes shows how people develop both implicit and explicit attitudes on the same issue
  • Social identity theory shows how individuals associate positive traits with their in-groups and link negative stereotypes with out-groups.

How do we learn to recognize unconscious bias?

How do we overcome our own unconscious bias once we uncover any?

These are important education issues that need to be addressed proactively.

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