"An implicit bias or implicit stereotype is the pre-reflective attribution of particular qualities by an individual to a member of some social out group."
Recognizing unconscious biases and stereotypes that can impact perceptions and interactions with people of different races, ethnicities, and identities, and learning strategies for overcoming them.
Definition of Implicit Bias: An automatic and unconscious attitude or belief about a person or group based on their perceived characteristics or identity.
Stereotyping: A generalization about a group of people that is often based on limited or inaccurate information.
Prejudice: A negative evaluation or judgment made about a person or group based on their perceived identity.
Discrimination: Unfair treatment or behavior towards a person or group based on their perceived identity.
Socialization: The process by which individuals learn the norms, values, and beliefs of their culture.
Intersectionality: The recognition that individuals have multiple identities that intersect and influence their experiences and opportunities.
Colorblindness: The belief that race or ethnicity should be ignored or not acknowledged, often leading to the denial of the existence of racial or ethnic disparities.
Confirmation Bias: The tendency to search for or interpret information that confirms pre-existing beliefs or attitudes.
Implicit Association Test (IAT): A tool used to measure implicit biases by measuring the speed of associations made between various stimuli and attitudes.
Microaggressions: Subtle, often unintentional acts or statements that communicate negative or derogatory messages to members of marginalized groups.
Stereotype Threat: The anxiety and negative effects that arise when individuals are aware of negative stereotypes about their identity.
Systemic Racism: The ways in which systems and institutions perpetuate racial disparities and discrimination.
White Privilege: The advantages and benefits that individuals and groups identified as white often experience due to their racial identity.
Allyship: The practice of actively working to dismantle systems of oppression and supporting marginalized communities.
"Implicit stereotypes are thought to be shaped by experience and based on learned associations between particular qualities and social categories, including race and/or gender."
"Individuals' perceptions and behaviors can be influenced by the implicit stereotypes they hold."
"Individuals' perceptions and behaviors can be influenced by the implicit stereotypes they hold, even if they are sometimes unaware they hold such stereotypes."
"Explicit stereotypes, by contrast, are consciously endorsed, intentional, and sometimes controllable thoughts and beliefs."
"Implicit biases, however, are thought to be the product of associations learned through past experiences."
"Implicit biases can be activated by the environment."
"Implicit biases... operate prior to a person's intentional, conscious endorsement."
"Implicit bias can persist even when an individual rejects the bias explicitly."
"Implicit stereotype was first defined by psychologists Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald in 1995."
"Implicit bias is an aspect of implicit social cognition."
"Implicit social cognition: the phenomenon that perceptions, attitudes, and stereotypes can operate prior to conscious intention or endorsement."
"The existence of implicit bias is supported by a variety of scientific articles in psychological literature."
"Implicit biases are thought to be shaped... based on learned associations between particular qualities and social categories, including race and/or gender."
"Implicit biases can be activated by the environment and operate prior to a person's intentional, conscious endorsement."
"Explicit stereotypes... are sometimes controllable thoughts and beliefs."
"Implicit biases, however, are thought to be the product of associations learned through past experiences."
"Implicit stereotypes are thought to be shaped by experience... Individuals' perceptions and behaviors can be influenced by the implicit stereotypes they hold."
"An implicit bias or implicit stereotype is the pre-reflective attribution of particular qualities by an individual to a member of some social out group."
"Implicit bias can persist even when an individual rejects the bias explicitly."