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Implicit Bias
Acknowledgement: The outline
for this presentation was
developed by:
Starr Rayford
Leslie Richards-Yellen
312-704-3000
www.hinshawlaw.com
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Definition
Implicit: means that we are either unaware
or mistaken about the source of the
thought or feeling.
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Warning:
You will feel a bit uncomfortable – go with it
Notice your defensiveness and accept
discomfort of unlearning and relearning
Keep an open mind and listen first
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Goal:
1. Think about adopting personal strategies
to diminish your personal bias
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Our Personal Experiences
with Bias
Personalize by having panelists tell short story that
demonstrates how bias exhibited by another
affected their prospects or how bias they exhibited
affected others
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Am I biased?
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Yes
Whether we are female/male,
affluent/not affluent,
black/white/Hispanic/Asian/Native
American/immigrant, gay/straight,
disabled/abled, older/younger
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Examples of Automatic Attitude
Directed Toward Social Group
Standing Distance
Eye Contact
Judgment of Facial Expression
Speaking Time
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Example of what IAT tests
Say the Color
PURPLE
YELLOW
RED
ORANGE
GREEN
BLACK
GREEN
BLUE
ORANGE
BLACK
RED
GREEN
YELLOW
BLUE
ORANGE
BLUE
RED
PURPLE
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Say the Color
YELLOW
BLUE
ORANGE
BLACK
RED
GREEN
PURPLE
YELLOW
RED
ORANGE
GREEN
BLACK
BLUE
RED
PURPLE
GREEN
BLUE
ORANGE
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How do I measure my
biases?
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Take the IAT
Implicit Association Test
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https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/takeatest.html
Race IAT
Gender – Science IAT
Age IAT
Weight IAT
Gender IAT
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The IAT
Measures implicit reasoning
Asked to categorize information quickly
Calculates reaction time in milliseconds
Calculates accuracy
Statistically, speed and accuracy difference
meaningfully reflects your cognitive process
IAT is an empirical tool to measure bias
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Examples of IAT Utilization in
Legal Research
Guilty/Not Guilty IAT – people implicitly
associate Black people = guilty
Level of implicit bias predicted the way
people evaluated evidence in a criminal
trial
Unarmed Black men are more likely to be
shot than unarmed white men.
Low income members of society are
frequent targets of discrimination.
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How does bias affect the
objects of bias and general
culture?
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Classic social psychology research
shows people allocate more resources
and report more positive attitudes toward
in-group members even when people are
randomly assigned to meaningless
groups.
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Most White Americans
Respond faster on IAT when “African
American” and “bad” are paired than when
“African American” and “good” are paired,
reflecting more negative automatic
associations with African Americans
relative to whites
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Study: IAT and Immigration Policy
Judgments (Lopez 2010)
Are immigration policy judgments (e.g.,
anti-immigration sentiment) shaped by –
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Politics?
Intolerance towards foreigners?
Negative attitudes towards Latinos/Latino
immigrants?
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Testing “Boys are Better”
Stereotype
Scenario 1: Female science majors see
video of conference with 75% male
participation
Scenario 2: Video shows conference in
which participants are gender balanced
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Women Involved in Scenario 1:
Felt less “belonging”
Less desire to participate
Experience more psychological markers
related to stress
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Familiarity Reduces Sexual
Orientation Bias
High-contact: People with GLBT friends or
family members tend to show less bias
against them, both overtly and in implicit
bias tests
Low-contact: After viewing photos and
biographies of famous GLBT individuals,
their implicit bias scores were not
significantly different from the high-contact
group.
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Ways to Combat Hidden bias
Reframe the conversation
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Focus on fair treatment and respect
Support projects that encourage positive
images instead of stereotypes
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Studies show positive images of specific
groups of people can combat hidden bias
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Rethink Your:
Resistance to Change
Tolerance for Inequity
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Less Biased People Have a
Complex or Conflicted Stance as
they Harbor Some Degree of
Automatic Bias Along with an
Explicit Commitment to
Egalitarianism
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DON’T:
Accept automatic responses as valid and
use them to guide judgment
Justify any automatic response as a basis
for judgment
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DO:
Be suspicious of automatic responses suppress, change or modify explicit
judgment
Try to override automatic reactions in
favor of egalitarian explicit responses
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Over Time
Practice replacing bias with judgments that
conform to explicit values
Develop strong motivation to avoid prejudice
Practicing equalitarian responses will reduce
implicit preference to high status groups
Change mindset followed by behavioral change
Be willing to reject automatic preference
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What can I do about an automatic
preference that I would rather not have?
Good news is that preferences are malleable
Seek experiences that can undo or reverse the patterns
of experience that created it
Read or see information that opposes the implicit
preference
Interact with people that provide experience that counter
the preference
Remain alert to the implicit preference and recognize that
it may intrude into your judgments and actions
Embark on consciously planned actions to compensate
for know implicit preferences
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See the Squirrel and the Swan
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