BIAS AND PREJUDICE

What is bias?

• An affective feeling towards a person based on their group membership

• A discriminatory action based on physical appearance

• A disproportionate weight in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another

• An unfair judgment based on personal knowledge

Which of the following is an example of prejudice?

• An online news outlet favoring a major airline sponsor

• Assuming someone who is physically disabled is also mentally disabled

• Female teachers giving more attention to girls

• Picking articles pleasing to media owners

How can you differentiate bias from prejudice?

• Bias results in discrimination, while prejudice results in unfairness

• Bias often results in discrimination, while prejudice results in unfairness

• Bias often results in unfairness, while prejudice results in discrimination

• Bias results in unfairness, while prejudice often results in discrimination

What is an example of bias?

• Assuming all Muslim women are illiterate

• An online news outlet favoring a major airline sponsor

• Seeing two students fighting and assuming the one you know started it

• Not serving someone in a restaurant based on their skin color

What is an example of prejudice?

• Assuming all Muslim women are illiterate

• Picking articles pleasing to media owners

• Seeing two students fighting and assuming the one you know started it

• An online news outlet favoring a major airline sponsor

What is the characteristic of bias?

• Affective feeling towards a person based on their group membership

• Disproportionate weight in favor of or against one thing, person, or group

• Discriminatory action based on physical appearance

• Unfair judgment based on personal knowledge

What is the characteristic of prejudice?

• Unfair judgment based on personal knowledge

• Discriminatory action based on physical appearance

• Disproportionate weight in favor of or against one thing, person, or group

• Affective feeling towards a person based on their group membership

Which of the following is an example of bias?

• Assuming all Muslim women are illiterate

• An online news outlet favoring a major airline sponsor

• Seeing two students fighting and assuming the one you know started it

• Not serving someone in a restaurant based on their skin color

Which of the following is an example of prejudice?

• Picking articles pleasing to media owners

• Seeing two students fighting and assuming the one you know started it

• An online news outlet favoring a major airline sponsor

• Assuming all Muslim women are illiterate

How can you differentiate bias from prejudice?

• Bias results in discrimination, while prejudice results in unfairness

• Bias often results in unfairness, while prejudice results in discrimination

• Bias results in unfairness, while prejudice often results in discrimination

• Bias often results in discrimination, while prejudice results in unfairness