Cultural Diversity 8.2 Bias

Which of the following is not a common bias in our society?

• Older people are superior to younger people

• College educated people are superior to uneducated people

• Nurses are inferior to doctors

• Women are inferior to men

A preference that may inhibit someone being able to impartially judge is ________

• bias

• stereotyping

• prejudice

• ethnocentric

People who believe that their own ethnic group is the most superior could be called ___.

• bias

• stereotyping

• prejudice

• ethnocentric

Making an assumption that everyone in a certain group is basically the same is known as

• bias

• stereotyping

• prejudice

• ethnocentric

Which of the following are barriers to effective healthcare? (select all that apply)

• bias

• stereotyping

• prejudice

• ethnocentric

Learning about other individuals and trying to understand their beliefs will help us better communicate with them, therefore improving overall patient outcomes.

• True

• False

If someone made the statement "all blonds are dumb" that could be considered ____

• bias

• stereotyping

• prejudice

• ethnocentric

Which of the following can help make you a therapeutic healthcare worker? (select all that apply)

• Be aware of your own values and beliefs

• Obtain information about different cultural groups

• Develop friendships with a wide variety of people from different backgrounds and cultures

• Quickly form an opinion about a person when you meet them

• Adopt other people's beliefs whether you respect them or not