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Implicit and Explicit Bias
First Unitarian Universalist Church of
Richmond
Living the Pledge
WorkshopSlide2
How does implicit and explicit bias differ?
Attitudes
or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in
an unconscious manner
Implicit bias lives here
Explicit bias lives hereSlide3
Look at explicit bias
“Explicit bias” refers to the attitudes and beliefs we have about a person or group on a conscious level.
Much
of the time, these biases and their expression arise as the direct result of a perceived threat.
When people feel threatened, they are more likely to draw group boundaries to distinguish themselves from others.
http://perception.org/research/explicit-biasSlide4
Implicit biases are pervasive
Implicit biases are
pervasive
such
as
judges
Everyone
h
as them
even people with avowed commitments to impartiality Slide5
Implicit and explicit biases
Related
but distinct
mental constructs
They are not mutually exclusive
and may even reinforce each other
“Hi, I’m Implicit”
And I’m ExplicitSlide6
Do not necessarily align
The implicit associations we hold
do not necessarily align
with our declared beliefs
or even reflect stances we would explicitly endorseSlide7
Generally favor our own ingroup
I love my people! We’re the best!
I wish my people were as smart as others.
We generally tend to hold implicit biases that
favor
our own
ingroup
Though
research has shown that we can still hold implicit biases
against our
ingroupSlide8
Malleable
Implicit biases are
malleable
.
Our brains are incredibly complex, and the implicit associations that we have formed can be gradually unlearned through a variety of debiasing techniques.Slide9
Characteristics of Implicit Bias Summary
Pervasive
Related but distinct from explicit bias
Do not necessarily align with our beliefsGenerally favor our ingroup
Maleable – can be re-learnedSlide10
Implicit Association Test
PROJECT IMPLICIT
https
://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Did you take the Race test?How did you do?Did the results surprise you?Do you think they were an accurate representation of your attitudes
?How do you feel about the results?Slide11
Dateline
: Implicit Association Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Q5FQfXZagSlide12
How do explicit and implicit biases
contribute to systemic racism?Slide13
So how do we change our implicit biases?
Increase exposure to people who counter the stereotypes, i.e. build new associations
Engage in education about implicit bias
Develop a sense of accountability, that is, “the implicit or explicit expectation that one may be called on to justify one’s beliefs, feelings, and actions to others,” can decrease the influence of
biasTake the perspective of othersEngage in deliberative processingSlide14
Resources
Material for this session was adapted from research by
Perception Insitututehttp://perception.org/research/explicit-bias/
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicityhttp
://kirwaninstitute.osu.eduProject Implicithttps://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html