...Lately, the concept of unconscious bias or “hidden bias” has come into the forefront of our work as diversity advocates because the dynamics of diversity are changing as we enter the 21st Century. Our tradition paradigm has generally assumed that patterns of discriminatory behavior in organizations are conscious; that people who know better do the right thing, and those who do not cause bias. As a result, we have developed a “good person/bad person” paradigm of diversity: a belief that good people are not biased, but inclusive, and that bad people are the biased ones (R. Cook 2008). Forms of unconscious bias with foreign employees: Out of the 10 unconscious biases mentioned in the article by Cook Ross (2014), I have noted the following to have a negative impact on the international business relations. Diagnosis bias, having foreign employees from India, employees make a quick decision on how to act with a person just based on initial perceived opinion. Pattern recognition, employees decide that if the Indian employee has completed a task wrong once before, they will do it wrongly again. Value attribution, employees consider that foreign Indian employees have values that they take for granted. Confirmational behavior, employees in Finland have noted to consider that what confirms their beliefs and then ignore what contradicts their beliefs while also disregarding the facts that contradict their points of view. Automatic perception, the Finnish employees have a reflexive reaction...
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...The Bias Challenge Anyone who is interested attaining a better personal understanding about their personal bias should take part in a bias challenge. These challenges can be attempted if you are curious to see if you have any bias or to take a closer look at your bias and see how they could be based on your personal inherent beliefs that are influenced by your culture. No matter which culture you are associated with, there is a hierarchy scale when it comes to ethnicity. Within that hierarchy scale, it can be observed that certain groups have privilege but those same privileged groups do not have that same internal perceptual view of themselves. For example, Caucasians are view as being high on the hierarchy scale while Latino Americans are low on that same scale. Unfortunately, Caucasians do not perceived themselves to be any more privileged than the next person. Could the reason be due to never experiencing the same transgressions that lower ethnic groups on the hierarchy scale have been subjected too? In order to answer that, I had to ask that question to myself. Surprisingly the answer did not immediately come to mind. One would think that if you ask yourself if you have any bias towards other ethnic groups, you would immediately answer a resounding “NO!”. While I did not think that I did, I could never be sure because I had never experience any sort of bias growing up. As a Canadian, I was surrounded by a society that was considered to be that of a collectivism...
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...Optimism Bias Optimism bias is a bias that causes a person to believe, that they are less of risk facing a negative event compares to others. Optimism bias also make a person believe, that they are at less risk than others to be a crime victim. Optimism bias leads us to the point where we put ourselves ate more risk, because of not taking precautionary measures for safety. According to Tale Sharot a cognitive Neuroscientist article “are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic?’ I am agree with her statement, because we are responsible of actions. There is always someone who is ahead of us in any aspect of life. We have no right to underestimate others, because in reality we all have same risk to face any negative event in our life. I smoke cigarettes, I cannot say that I have less risk of cancer than others. “People expect to complete personal project in less time than it actually takes to complete them” (Buehler, Griffin& Ross) (1994). That is another great statement about optimism bias. In fact sometime we overconfident ourselves, by not accepting the fact. These days college semester is almost coming to an end. For example if I need to finish my class project, and I am thinking I will be able to finish it fast. Guess what when I get to the computer lab, and computer lab is full with students. Due to heavy students load in the computer lab, computers are running very slow. Now, I am spending more time for my class project, because of being...
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...Media Bias Denisthewriter Term Paper Warehouse Introduction Bias is the inclination on a particular side without considering the possibility of other alternatives. It results when one has already formed a judgement in his or her mind. People can be biased towards an individual, religion, and race or some actions done by people. These actions may be considered immoral by the society and hence the unfair judgement of one's character even without listening to the view of all sides. Media is a very important tool in the society. It informs people on what is going on. Many people take media especially major media companies to give the absolute truth. The media are also expected to be impartial. However, many cases of media biases have been noted. Media bias can be in some forms. Journalists and news producers may choose to present a particular story leaving out other stories that are more important. Bias may also result when a reporter takes sides and does not consider what the other sides has to say. This paper aims at comparing two articles and show any form of media...
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...Bias exists and is unavoidable in many disciplines of study. As a systematic error that can affect scientific investigations and the experimental processes, bias can significantly negatively affect a research study. Different types of bias may influence a research in different ways. This paper discusses three types of bias that affect research: the first type is design bias, second is reporting bias, and the third is unconscious bias. Design bias is often introduced when the researcher fails to take into account the bias that can potentially distort the results and their analysis. For instance, in the TED-talk by Ben Goldacre, he mentioned a 2001 Australian study found that olive oil offered protections against skin wrinkling; however, he questioned about the validity of this finding. He noticed there was a clear design bias in the study, since back in the 1930s, those who eat olive oil would likely be wealthier, do less outdoor chores, and have higher socioeconomic standings. Although people in the study who eat olive oil did found to have fewer wrinkles, there were interlocking social, political and cultural reasons that altered the finding (Goldacre, 2011). When researchers fail to recognize the existing bias in their study, as shown in this example where the study fails to recognize the external variables that affected the finding, the research loses its validity....
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...Racial Bias in Therapy: How to ethically treat all cultures Heather Worthey Liberty University Abstract Despite how technologically advanced the United States is, the United States has a long way to go when it comes to bias. Racial bias is alive and thriving today. One's skin color does not make them less or more of a person, but some still hold onto the hatred they have for others. Some racial bias is conscious in the words and language used. Racial bias can be placed on others unintentionally by our thoughts and actions. As counselors, we have to be able to keep our bias in check. Having bias in therapy can be detrimental to our clients and to us professionally. When we let our biases cloud our judgment, we may look negatively on others when she should be trying to help them instead. Letting our biases be part of therapy can also set us up for ethical violations which could endanger our licensure. It is important that helping professionals take the time to educate themselves on racial bias and make the efforts to not let bias effect their clients and the therapy sessions. As counselors, one will interact with many different people from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Counseling is no exception to the cycles of racism, despite the education and intentions of therapists who would like to think they would never deliberately act in a racist manner toward any of their clients. Unfortunately, even when a therapist has received multicultural training, racism...
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...How Bias influences critical thinking? A decision I have made that was influenced by bias would be when I decided to move out and it backfired on me. The decision was made when I was just out of high school and I was almost positive that I could make it on my own working a part time job. While weighing out the pros and cons of moving out, I decided to take on this large task. When I was thinking about it, I looked at the amount going out, such as rent, car payment and insurance, all utilities and food and gas. What I didn’t look at was being able to support the other necessities such as clothing, furniture which wasn’t really a small thing but needed, and supplies involved with cleaning. Not being able to make those purchases needed to make it and not being aware, I took what I owned and decided to start this new venture. The move went great as I took my truck and trailer and loaded up the stuff I owned without even thinking about pricing other furniture needed. Once everything was moved in, I started looking for stuff to fill the gaps in my apartment. That is where it went downhill. Finding out the pricing of these things made the decision to move out so soon a little premature. I chose the backfire effect for my topic because it was the best and not so smart decision I made in my life as all people have done at least once or twice. It was hard to swallow my pride and move back home, but it was the best decision at the time and made me a better person in the end. Being able...
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...Detecting Media Bias Use your favorite Internet search engine to find a recent headline news story in one of the following areas: local or national politics, economics, or business news. Write a 350- to 700-word paper clarifying the importance of making critical evaluations of news stories. Use the following questions to help develop your paper: · Was the reporting of the news story clear and accurate, with sufficient depth and breadth? · Were some facts reported while others were ignored? · Did the story consider alternative perspectives and worldviews? · Were there any questionable assumptions implicit in the story? · Were any implications ignored while others were emphasized? · Why is it important to make distinctions when undertaking a critical evaluation? · How would you evaluate this story if it were on the television news versus reading it online? What about on the radio? I have located an article that discusses a CNN/Thumbtack survey that discusses how small business owners have been impacted by the government shutdown. The news story was very accurate and in depth, since the information given comes from a survey that was conducted to 100 businesses. This news story considered different alternatives. They covered how many different business such as contractors such and janitors that worked in federal buildings are not allowed in the federal and government facilities...
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...The first step in the students guide to research is to frame your research question. You must pose a question carefully and precisely. Whether you have noticed a problem that you think you could help fix or have a desire to understand something. You are forging the unknown. It’s important that you define your terms when coming up with a question so you know exactly what you are measuring, observing, and how to collect your data. When you evaluate your findings you must have a clear picture of what exactly you are looking for. The major assumptions and biases of the drug industry that underlie drug research is that the drug companies are for profit. So it is a huge conflict of interest and unethical for drug companies to be funding any research. Healthcare somewhere along the way got turned into a business, it is no longer about what is best for patients. Drug companies are only interested in making money and therefore they skew the research using varying tactics so that the public is none the wiser. They basically coerce everyone involved in the research process. They use manipulative PR tactics to cover up findings unfavorable to their research or products. To confuse and mislead the public. The offer varying degrees of truth on how the research is conducted, how they evaluate the findings, what they are and are not made aware of, and how exactly everyone involved is finically compensated. Another example of this would be paying for expert testimony in a trial...
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...Detecting Media Bias Joshua Davenport HUM/114 June 21, 2012 Dr. Geneace Williams/University of Phoenix Detecting Media Bias Part A The importance of making critical evaluations of news stories comes to play in the recent stories about the Trayvon Martin & George Zimmerman case. This is a story about a young black teenager and a neighborhood watchman that shot and killed the boy. Many news stations reported the story showing pictures of both of them that had been taken years prior to the actual event. Trayvon’s pictures showed him as an innocent boy and Zimmerman as upset and angry in a much earlier mug shot. The media shows bias to both these individuals and seemed to be concerned with sensationalism, rather than finding out the true facts in the case. The concern they showed at the time the story broke, appeared to be geared towards selling the story and building the story into a racially motivated incident. The news was not completely clear or accurate and the investigative methods were not sufficient in either depth or breadth. The stories promoted the idea that Trayvon was an innocent young black kid who just happened to be out late at night and that Zimmerman was just looking to act as judge, jury and executioner. The pictures of George Zimmerman seemed to promote prejudice and negative emotions from the audience. They used bias in the news by deliberately ignoring more current pictures of both these individuals. Many of the news...
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...Selection Bias and the Perils of Benchmarking ------------------------------------------------- By Jerker Denrell Benchmarking has become a trend for companies nowadays. Many company managers and consultants these managers pay for advice rely to the business practices and methods of many different successful companies in making and executing various strategic business decisions in the hopes of experiencing the same fruitful results. The success of these companies can easily blind anyone and anyone can be led by the examples and “benchmark” that these companies set. In most studies, the common grounds of their findings would be that the leaders of these companies are persistent enough to pursue their goals and they were able to persuade others to join them. However, Jerker Denrell stresses in his article that the same attributes hold true to those leaders who failed to meet their objectives. Basically, this has been the whole point of the article – how many different studies neglect those rather unsuccessful companies. The result of which is the classic statistical trap of selection wherein the samples failed to truly represent the whole population. Denrell stated in his article three kinds of traps that company managers fall into when they rely on biased data. The first, which also in his opinion is the most dangerous of all, is the overvaluation of risky business practices. He explained this first trap through graphs he called the “Effects of Bias”. Both graphs depict...
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...Media Bias American National Government After reading the article “Report from the Ombudsman” from Brill’s Content (ccis.ucourses.com/content) solidified the thoughts I had on the media being biased in their views. To get the truth you have to watch at least three different news channels and then research multiple sites on the Web. The ten simple questions he discussed in the article will make deciding if the content being reported is worth listening to. One of the key issues I see with journalists is they have their own agendas and are not secure enough in their position to have it questioned or debated on television. They are quick to attack their “opponent” with a barrage of unchecked fact-based questions and will not allow their victims a proper platform to respond. If the conversation is not going the way they want it to they will simply “run out of time” and go to a commercial break. Journalists say they are just doing their jobs and want the truth, but I know it’s merely for ratings and pushing their agenda. In researching the two websites listed in the content area, the Media Research Center (MRC) and Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), I’ve come to the conclusion that there will always be bias in today’s media. The MRC is a pro Democratic website looking for biased media content that favor the “Right”, with FAIR doing the same for the “Left”. One New York Times article written by Neil Irwin was up for debate on FAIR’s website. The article was titled...
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...Unit 4 Assignment 1 1. Read the following article Agans, R., & Shaffer, L. (1994). The hindsight bias: The role of the availability heuristic and perceived risk. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 15(4), 439-449. “ This article can be located by using the Kaplan Online Library article search feature. Click here to access the Kaplan Library. You may also access the Kaplan Library by following these instructions: 1. Click the Academic Tools tab 2. Click Online Library. 3. Log in to your account 2. Read the narrative for Exercise 11-24 – found on page 437 in your textbook. After you have read the Article and Narrative, prepare a response to the following Requirements: Assume that you are a business consultant hired to advise Earth Baby, Inc. (EBI) on the proposed venture from Great Deal, Inc. (GDI). Your task is to analyze the proposal and make a recommendation to either accept or reject it. Your presentation must include critical thinking and analysis supported by evidence using independent references. Your analysis must also include any biases that might be relevant to the proposal. The article reading may provide special insight for this requirement. The analysis must be Word document, 2 to 3 pages long, not including the Title Page and Reference List. The analysis must be presented in proper APA, 6th Edition formatting, including a Title Page with properly formatted Running head. A “Conclusion” section is also required...
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...Media Bias and how it affects our country negatively English 112 Spring The biases the media has are bigger than conservative or liberal. They are all about getting ratings, making money and about doing stories that are easy to cover. This may seem like a trite statement but it hold enormous amount of truth. As Americans, we trust what reporters write in the newspaper, and say on television and radio stations. We expect them to report the truth. However, current media outlets distort stories and certain new reports are getting too much attention. The most important stories are never seen on television or read in the newspaper, or heard on the radio stations, while minor and trivial stories get the most coverage. Hence celebrity engagements, divorce, entrance to rehab centers and DUI cases that are sold to the media. Americans are then left without valuable information contrary to what story is getting 24- hour news coverage. Media bias is a term used to describe prejudice in news and media reports, in which is perceived as an imbalance or unfair presentation of facts or selective reporting of which events or facts reported. The main point here is when biases in media distorts certain stories, and other stories are spoken about entirely too much it hurts the democracy in America. The media, in that case, fails to focus on real issues that underlie the American culture, it has one-sided opinions, favoring a liberal’s point of view, and it caters to the majority...
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...How Bias Influences Critical Thinking Write a 250- to 350-word original response to the following prompt: Critical thinking and personal bias together can make a decision incredibly irritating and exhausting. The biggest problem with making a decision sometimes is when your head and your heart cant meet at one place. Critical thinking can sometimes be this rigid entity that leaves no room for failure while personal bias is following with emotions. The text points one of several fundamentals behind critical thinking and that is to, “distinguishing between rational claims and emotional ones”. However, bias can always influence critical thinking. I believe that it’s with the person who is making the decision to calm down and step back from what they are going threw. So, they can make an unbiased decision. That is much harder than it looks, recently I had surgery and because of it I had to leave my deployable squadron to go to a non-deployable shore station. Now here is where the decision comes in, when I am healed up and I am fit for full duty I have two choices. The first is to return to my former duty station and the second is to pick orders to a non-deployable unit. This is where the bias and critical thinking come in. My personal bias is to choose new orders; However, I would not know if I would have to move my family or if I would even like the new place I would be going to. The second is to return to my deployable unit. Thinking critically this is the right decision for...
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