Understanding Bias

What does "objective" mean?

• Influenced by feelings and opinions

• Based on personal tastes

• Not influenced by feelings or opinions

• Close-minded and prejudicial

"Subjective" means to be...

• Based on facts and evidence

• Trustworthy and consistent

• Based on feelings, tastes, opinions

• Not influenced by feelings or opinions

"Reliability" =

• Trustworthy or consistent

• Based on personal opinions

• Influenced by feelings

• Prejudicial and unfair

Which term is described as "trustworthy or consistent"?

• Bias

• Objective

• Subjective

• Reliability

Which term is described as "close-minded, prejudicial, unfair"?

• Bias

• Objective

• Subjective

• Reliability

What is the purpose of evaluating evidence in historical thinking?

• To be influenced by personal opinions

• To ensure reliability and consistency

• To be close-minded and prejudicial

• To base conclusions on feelings and tastes

To have an unfair preference for or dislike of something is called ________________________.

• reliable

• bias

• objective

• citation

An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

• True
• False

What is the significance of being objective in historical analysis?

• To ensure personal biases are included

• To provide a fair and balanced perspective

• To rely solely on emotions

• To disregard all evidence

Why is it important to identify bias in historical sources?

• To accept all information as true

• To understand the perspective and limitations of the source

• To ignore the context of the information

• To ensure all sources are subjective