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On the political left, professors Howard Zinn and James Loewen allege that United States history as presented in school textbooks has a conservative bias. A People's History of the United States , by American historian and political scientist Zinn, seeks to present American history through the eyes of groups rarely heard in mainstream histories.
A particular form of unconscious bias Gladwell discusses is psychological priming. He also discusses the implicit-association test, [1] designed to measure the strength of a person's subconscious associations/bias. Gladwell also mentions that sometimes having too much information can interfere with the accuracy of a judgment, or a doctor's ...
Unconscious bias or implicit bias The underlying attitudes and stereotypes that people unconsciously attribute to another person or group of people that affect how they understand and engage with them. Many researchers suggest that unconscious bias occurs automatically as the brain makes quick judgments based on past experiences and background ...
Valerie Alexander is an American author, speaker, screenwriter and director.. Her TED Talk, “How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias,” [1] is frequently cited as one of the top TED talks on unconscious bias and diversity, equity and inclusion, and is used as a teaching tool in classrooms and boardrooms around the world.
Wake County school board members hold an implicit bias workshop as part of a board mini-retreat on Nov. 16, 2023 in Cary. N.C.
Nordell's first book The End of Bias: A Beginning (The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias) was a finalist for the 2021 Royal Society Science Book Prize, the 2022 J. Anthony Lukas Prize for Excellence in Nonfiction, and the 2022 NYPL Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. It also won a Nautilus Award and was a ...
According to a meta-analysis of 17 implicit bias interventions, counterstereotype training is the most effective way to reduce implicit bias. [14] In the area of gender bias, techniques such as imagining powerful women, hearing their stories, and writing essays about them have been shown to reduce levels of implicit gender bias on the IAT. [15]
Parents and community members have filed 100 challenges to books in Iowa schools between August 2020 and May 2023, according to a statewide records request. Here are images of some of the 60 books ...