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Jennifer Saul on Implicit Bias

Dec 7, 2013
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INSIGHT

Implicit Bias Defined

  • Implicit bias refers to unconscious associations that influence how we perceive and evaluate social groups.
  • These biases are often negative towards stigmatized groups and affect even those who consciously reject them.
ANECDOTE

Jesse Jackson's Implicit Bias

  • Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader, felt relieved seeing a white man behind him at night.
  • This realization horrified him, highlighting the pervasiveness of unconscious bias.
INSIGHT

Evidence for Implicit Bias

  • Implicit bias is proven by the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and other psychological studies.
  • Most people struggle to pair black faces with positive adjectives, indicating unconscious negative associations.
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