implicit biases
Hidden mental shortcuts
Implicit biases are unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that shape how we perceive and respond to others—particularly regarding race, gender, age, or other group identities.
Unlike explicit prejudice, implicit bias operates below awareness: someone may genuinely believe in equality while their automatic reactions betray different patterns.
Implicit bias training has become standard in many workplaces.
The concept is central to discussions of systemic discrimination, though debate continues over how reliably such biases predict actual behavior.
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- first impressionInstant assessment of someone
blind spot · snap judgment · snap decision · gut feeling · gut reaction · discrimination · microaggression · racial profiling · hidden · automatic · ingrained · subtle · unspoken · preconception · hiring · resume · blind audition · split-second
implicit biasesobjectivity
Freedom from personal bias
impartiality · fairness · neutrality · even-handedness · open-mindedness
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