Perceptual Biases

Implicit bias plays a significant role in today’s society, whether the members realize it or not. The online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says,” ‘Implicit bias’ is a term of art referring to a relatively unconscious and relatively automatic features of prejudiced judgement and social behavior” (Brownstein 2015). Implicit biases are often based on stereotypes. Stereotypes, as defined by OpenStax, are “oversimplified ideas about groups of people” (OpenStax College 2015:248). Implicit biases can be problematic for many reasons. One way implicit biases are troublesome is due to the fact that it is unconscious, so it is usually out of a person’s control. People are often unaware of their own and how they use it. A very common way implicit biases are seen in society is through discrimination. Discrimination is defined as “prejudiced action against a group of people” (OpenStax College 2015:248). If a man and a woman are considered as potentials for being hired, the employer may have an implicit bias either towards or against men or women influencing them to hire one over the other based on their gender. This exemplifies a modern concern of gender discrimination as well. Implicit biases can come in many forms from gender, race, weight, sexuality, and many more. These factors can influence an individual’s treatment of others if they have significant bias. In society, these implicit biases can negatively influence minority and other groups and lead to inequality.

In terms of the anchoring bias, regularly revisit of the original decision based on the newly gathered data needs to be set up within the organization. Additionally, the decision maker should avoid the Confirmation Trap in which Bazerman and Moore (2009) argues that people tend to seek information that confirms their expectations and hypotheses. To recognize the bias, Mike Francis could

Bias is something every person has; It is the inclination to feel prejudice towards a certain person, subject, or thing. On a personal level, bias affects just about everything a person could encounter, or has yet to encounter in their lifetime. There are two main types of biases people can have; Cognitive bias involves topics such as social attribution or memory errors, that are quite common and have a wide range of effects on how humans perceive things. The other type of bias is called social biases, or sometimes referred to as attributional bias. Attributional biases affect our everyday social interactions, and has a strong impact on people when trying to assess their own and others behaviors.

I really enjoyed this video. In the first part of the video she was giving examples of unconscious bias. The example that hit me was when she talked about the dad and son in the car accident. I was one of the people that automatically assumed the surgeon was a man. Unconscious bias can be a powerful thing if not recognized and put in place. She stressed the importance of recognizing the unconscious bias and taking control of it. As a rising social worker I believe this will be important when working with clients. Unconscious bias may come up but it is important as social workers to catch it and put it to a more positive use.

First, did your team decide to race or not to race? Explain your how your group arrived at that decision.

Being tilted towards on side of thinking. We are all a little biased on one or more subjects. I don’t believe that bias has to do with race. Bias is to lean heavy on one side or another side of an argument.

It is Ethical to modify your name to prevent unconscious and conscious bias, if the

The opening chapter by MacLean and Dror (a “primer” on cognitive bias) provides a concise

After taking a close look at how I obtain my news on a regular day, I concluded that my primary news source is IRC networks of all things. An example of this is the tragic death of Satoru Iwata of Nintendo that happened yesterday. I was discussing something completely unrelated to Iwata when someone messaged us, sharing the news. From there, we frantically Googled, thinking it was some sort of prank at first. Once it sank in, we realized it really happened. Overall, my friends keep me posted, sometimes even while I am watching TV. I try to get multiple points of view, knowing the people around me have blatant subjective biases. In my opinion, yes, it is necessary to see more than one source before stopping for the day when it comes to news.

Myra and David Sadker describe how society works in experts from “Teachers, Schools, and Society” within forms of bias that are used in culture to identify certain groups such as gender, ethnicity, elderly, and those with disabilities. The seven forms of bias: Invisibility, Stereotyping, Imbalance and Selectivity, Unreality, Fragmentation and Isolation, Linguistic Bias, and Cosmetic Bias. These forms of bias are introduced in textbook materials and contain controversial and objectionable thoughts or expressions, should textbooks with such material be censored?

The 21st Century is truly the age of wisdom, as well as the age of foolishness. The percentage of the people using the internet has expanded rapidly from 6.8% in 2000 to 46.1% in 20161. This has made access to information exponentially more widespread than ever before in human history and has brought light to many social and political issues. However, because the information available on the internet comes from people it can be biased, inaccurate, or even outright incorrect. All people have an inherent bias that influences how they think and what they believe; obviously, that affects the quality of the information they provide. In addition to people with subconscious biases, there are also individuals and organizations that actively spread

Can you recall a warm day where you may have seen a puddle but as you got closer there was nothing there? This is caused by the refraction of light due to the heated air, which is known as a mirage. Perceptual illusion and a mirage both manipulate images to deceive the eyes.

Decision making biases impacted decisions made in this case. In my opinion, a few different judgement heuristics played roles in their decision to not halt working. I see representativeness heuristic, the confirmation bias, the overconfident bias and the escalation of commitment bias all present in this case. Using these particular shortcuts BP and Transocean’s decision making process falls in the scope of the garbage can decision making processes.

CSGC required reading “Problem Solving and Psychological Traps” illustrates how cognitive biases influence and affect decisions through psychological factors, paradigms and facts and assumptions in which ultimately affect how an individual makes a decision. Therefore, hidden psychological traps significantly impact leaders’ decision-making processes. Psychological factors termed heuristics are a mental shortcut based on past experiences for making decisions; sometimes even referred to as common sense or an easy way to solve problems. Cognitive biases are likely to affect how and why leaders will make their decisions. If leaders do not surround themselves with an effective staff (i.e. team) who can identify and communicate the cognitive biases that exist within one’s own framework,

Recognising this effect and addressing our natural but dangerous biases is a significant element in becoming a better manager/leader.