Implicit vs Confirmation Bias

Implicit bias is when you have a bias towards or against something without realizing you do.

• True

• False

Confirmation Bias is when you only acknowledge facts or ideas that support what you already believe.

• True

• False

When most people hear the word "Kindergarten Teacher" they think of a female. This is an example of what kind of bias?

• Implicit Bias

• Confirmation Bias

Many people connect beauty to higher forms of intelligence.

• Confirmation Bias

• Implicit Bias

If you type the question “are dogs better than cats?” into an online search engine, articles that argue in favor of dogs will appear first. If you reverse the question and type “are cats better than dogs?”, you will get results in support of cats. This is an example of what type of bias?

• Implicit Bias

• Confirmation Bias

Horoscopes tend to be highly interpretive, allowing people to believe it no matter what: you simply find the interpretation of the horoscope that supports your own perspective.

• Implicit Bias

• Confirmation Bias

Detectives will believe they know there are patterns in all their investigations. When they come up with a theory, they’ll go out there to try to confirm that theory by looking for supporting evidence.

• Confirmation Bias

• Implicit Bias

• People, including children, may judge overweight people more than thin people without realizing it.

• Implicit Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Parents may have lower expectations in math for girls compared to boys. 

• Implicit Bias

• Confirmation Bias

We tend to think a referee made a good call when it is beneficial for our team, but if it goes against our team, there’s a good chance we will think the referee made a bad call.

• Confirmation Bias

• Implicit Bias