internalized bias
Unconscious learned prejudice
Internalized bias refers to prejudiced attitudes absorbed from one's culture and held unconsciously, even when they conflict with conscious beliefs.
Someone may sincerely believe in equality while harboring implicit preferences that affect their judgments and behavior: Studies show internalized bias can influence hiring decisions even among people committed to fairness.
The term often appears in discussions of racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination, acknowledging that bias operates below the level of awareness and intention.
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- unconscious thoughtMental processing without awareness
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
implicit bias · assumption · default setting · blind spot · conditioning · microaggression · self-hatred · inner critic · shame · absorbed · unexamined · automatic · knee-jerk reaction · learned · second nature · cultural · systemic · hidden
internalized biasobjectivity
Freedom from personal bias
impartiality · fairness · open-mindedness · neutrality · even-handedness
internalized biassystemic discrimination
Prejudice embedded in institutions
internal, internalize, internalizes, internalizing, internalization, intern, interior, biased, biases