Bias & Prejudice

What is the meaning of BIAS?

• a preference that inhabits impartial judgement

• a tendency to favor one person, group, thing, or point of view over another, often in an unfair way

• assumption that everyone in a specific group is the same

• means to prejudge others

What is the meaning of PREJUDICE?

• assumption that everyone in a group is the same

• a preference that inhabits impartial judgement

• tendency to favor one person, group, thing, or point of view over another, often in an unfair way

• simply means to prejudge others

Parents will not approve of their children marrying anyone of a different race.

• bias

• prejudice

Young people are physically and mentally superior to older people.

• bias

• prejudice

The girl who wore glasses with thick lenses is a nerd.

• prejudice

• bias

Clowns are creepy.

• bias

• prejudice

Rich people are better than poor people.

• prejudice

• bias

That boy LOOKS stuck up.

• prejudice

• bias

Women are inferior to men

• bias

• prejudice

A Black teen is a gangster because of the way he acts or dress.

• prejudice

• bias