Types of Bias

Imagine that you are a white Christian woman working in child welfare. Because of _________bias, you may assume that other white Christian women are good mothers who just need occasional supports, and may overlook signs of maltreatment when managing their cases.

• Affinity Bias

• Stereotype bias

• Attribution Bias

• Confirmation bias

Because of _______ bias, a worker may perceive Muslim women as inadequate to mothers who threaten American values. Consequently, you may subject them to greeted scrutiny and take more intrusive and harmful actions, such as involving the police when managing their cases.

• Affinity Bias

• Stereotype bias

• Attribution Bias

• Confirmation bias

Match the description with the appropriate type of bias:

A child protection worker consistently seeks out information that confirms their belief that single parents are unable to provide stable homes. They often disregard evidence of successful single-parent households, reinforcing their pre-existing bias.

• Affinity Bias

• Stereotype bias

• Affirmation bias

• Confirmation bias

Match the description with the appropriate type of bias:

Due to _______ bias, a child protection worker consistently assumes that parents from a certain neighborhood are neglectful. The worker tends to focus on evidence that confirms this assumption, often ignoring signs of improvement or positive parenting efforts.

• Attribution Bias

• Stereotype bias

• Affirmation bias

• Confirmation bias

Match the description with the appropriate type of bias:

Due to _________ bias, a child protection worker visits a family's home and observes a parent raising their voice at their child. The worker might attribute this behavior solely to the parent's personality traits, such as assuming they are aggressive or neglectful. However, the worker may not consider external factors, such as financial stressors or recent life events that could be contributing to the parent's behavior.

• Attribution Bias

• Stereotype bias

• Affirmation bias

• Confirmation bias