8. Unconscious Bias
A bias that we are unaware of, and
which happens outside of our control. It
is a bias that happens automatically and
is triggered by our brain making quick
judgments and assessments of people
and situations, influenced by our
background, cultural environment, and
personal experiences.
Unconscious Bias and Higher Education
Equality Challenge Unit (2013)
9. Implicit Bias
Refers to the same area, but questions
the level to which these biases are
unconscious especially as we are being
made increasingly aware of them. Once
we know that biases are not always
explicit, we are responsible for them.
Unconscious Bias and Higher Education
Equality Challenge Unit (2013)
10.
11. “Your heritage is being
vandalized every day by
theft losses of petrified
wood of 14 tons a year,
mostly a small piece at
a time.”
15. Making biased decisions
affects the recruitment and
selection of staff and
students, and the ability of
those staff and students to
achieve their full potential.
Unconscious Bias and Higher Education
Equality Challenge Unit (2013)
16. Double Jeopardy? Gender Bias Against Women of Color in Science
Joan C. Williams, Katherine W. Phillips, Erika V. Hall (2014)
18. Steve is very shy and withdrawn,
invariably helpful, but with little
interest in people, or in the
world of reality.
A meek and tidy soul, he has a
need for order and structure,
and a passion for detail.
20. Janelle is 31 years old, single,
outspoken, and very bright. She
majored in philosophy. As a
student, she was deeply
concerned with issues of
discrimination and social justice,
and also participated in anti-
nuclear demonstrations.
21. Janelle is a…
1. bank teller
2. bank teller & active in
the feminist movement
63. Time & Money
Negative information is
more salient than positive,
and we value things more
that are closer to us
64. What are the effects of
unconscious bias — both
positive and negative?
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66.
67.
68. Ego Depletion/Decision Fatigue
When judges make repeated rulings,
they show an increased tendency to rule
in favor of the status quo. This tendency
can be overcome by taking a break to
eat a meal.
“Extraneous factors in judicial decisions”
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
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70.
71.
72. What can I do about
unconscious bias as a
PA faculty member?
76. The reflex brain stereotypes,
even in people who consider
non-discrimination as one of
their main values and who
sincerely and consciously
practice this belief.
BrainChains, Theo Compernolle (2014)
77. In designing bias-countering
processes and practices,
encourage those that place a
premium on cognitive effort over
intuition or gut instinct.
“Beyond Bias,” Strategy+Business
Heidi Grant Halvorson & David Rock (2015)
78. Individual cognitive effort is not
enough. You have to cultivate an
organization-wide culture in
which people continually remind
one another that the brain’s
default setting is egocentric.
“Beyond Bias,” Strategy+Business
Heidi Grant Halvorson & David Rock (2015)
79. Interviewing
1. Write down your initial impressions
2. Reorient your attitudes based on
impressions
3. Write down your closing impressions
4. Confer with others
80. 3. Poka yoke ( )
Make the right thing easy
Make the wrong thing hard
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83.
84. Unconscious Bias
A brief introduction
Seán L. Stickle
Chief Communications & Diversity Officer
Physician Assistant Education Association
85. Unconscious Bias
A brief introduction
Seán L. Stickle
Chief Communications & Diversity Officer
Physician Assistant Education Association