Implicit bias refers to unconscious stereotypes against others and how they affect our behavior. Implicit bias, aka unconscious bias, reinforces inequalities at work, school, the doctor's, and more.

Unlike explicit bias, which consists of the attitudes and assumptions we consciously recognize as part of our belief system, implicit bias refers to subconscious beliefs and attitudes about race, ...

A new paper explored the presence of weight bias – “holding negative beliefs, attitudes, judgements and assumptions about people living with overweight or obesity” – in Australian healthcare students.

In an international study of attitudes from 2009-2019, U. of I. psychology professor Benedek Kurdi and his colleagues found substantial reductions in self-reported bias against all categories of ...

While diversity, equity, and inclusion have seldom been higher on the priority list of organizations, managers still exhibit a wide range of biases in the workplace. That's the finding of new research ...

This post was authored in collaboration with Enrico Vescovo, a medical student at Ferrara University (Italy). The medical profession strives for equal treatment of all patients. This pledge is one of ...

Almost everyone is familiar with the problem. In the United States, Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be stopped, frisked, arrested, beaten, and shot by the police (National Academies of ...

Nao Hagiwara receives funding from National Institute of Health. Tiffany Green does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...

Societal stigma against autistic people may influence how much effort individuals put into ‘prosocial’ or charitable behaviours, according to a new study. In a new study published in Research in ...