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  2. Cultural bias - Wikipedia

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    Cultural bias has no a priori definition. [clarification needed] Instead, its presence is inferred from differential performance of socioracial (e.g., Blacks, Whites), ethnic (e.g., Latinos/Latinas, Anglos), or national groups (e.g., Americans, Japanese) on measures of psychological constructs such as cognitive abilities, knowledge or skills (CAKS), or symptoms of psychopathology (e.g ...

  3. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, focus on and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions. [31] There are multiple other cognitive biases which involve or are types of confirmation bias: Backfire effect, a tendency to react to disconfirming evidence by strengthening one's previous beliefs. [32]

  4. Bias - Wikipedia

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    Cultural bias is the related phenomenon of interpreting and judging phenomena by standards inherent to one's own culture. Numerous such biases exist, concerning cultural norms for color, location of body parts, mate selection, concepts of justice, linguistic and logical validity, acceptability of evidence, and taboos. Ordinary people may tend ...

  5. Bennett scale - Wikipedia

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    Members of dominant culture are more likely to have a denial orientation towards cultural diversity. [4] Defense of difference. Differences are acknowledged, but they are denigrated rather than embraced. [2] Rather, one' s own culture is experienced as the most "evolved" or best way to live. [3]

  6. Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory - Wikipedia

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    Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory is a framework for cross-cultural psychology, developed by Geert Hofstede.It shows the effects of a society's culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior, using a structure derived from factor analysis.

  7. Gender biases not improved over past decade, U.N. says - AOL

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    Gender inequality has remained stagnant for a decade, according to research by the United Nations released on Monday, as cultural biases and pressures continue to hinder women's empowerment and ...

  8. Implicit-association test - Wikipedia

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    The implicit-association test (IAT) is an assessment intended to detect subconscious associations between mental representations of objects in memory. [1] Its best-known application is the assessment of implicit stereotypes held by test subjects, such as associations between particular racial categories and stereotypes about those groups. [2]

  9. Cultural sensitivity - Wikipedia

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    Cultural sensitivity is just one dimension of cultural competence, and has an impact on ethnocentrism and other factors related to culture. [14] The results of developing cultural sensitivity are considered positive: communication is improved, leading to more effective interaction between the people concerned, and improved outcome or ...