Unconscious Bias: A Brief Introduction
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Presented at PAEA's 2015 Education Forum, during the Admissions Pando™ workshop and the Faculty Skills 201 Pando™ workshop.
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- 1. Unconscious bias A brief introduction Seán L. Stickle Chief Communications & Diversity Officer Physician Assistant Education Association
- 2. What is unconscious bias?
- 3. * *
- 8. Unconscious Bias A bias that we are unaware of, and which happens outside of our control. It is a bias that happens automatically and is triggered by our brain making quick judgments and assessments of people and situations, influenced by our background, cultural environment, and personal experiences. Unconscious Bias and Higher Education Equality Challenge Unit (2013)
- 9. Implicit Bias Refers to the same area, but questions the level to which these biases are unconscious especially as we are being made increasingly aware of them. Once we know that biases are not always explicit, we are responsible for them. Unconscious Bias and Higher Education Equality Challenge Unit (2013)
- 11. “Your heritage is being vandalized every day by theft losses of petrified wood of 14 tons a year, mostly a small piece at a time.”
- 12. First Rule of Bias Club Talk About Bias
- 13. Second Rule of Bias Club Prevent Bias
- 14. How is unconscious bias relevant to PA educators?
- 15. Making biased decisions affects the recruitment and selection of staff and students, and the ability of those staff and students to achieve their full potential. Unconscious Bias and Higher Education Equality Challenge Unit (2013)
- 16. Double Jeopardy? Gender Bias Against Women of Color in Science Joan C. Williams, Katherine W. Phillips, Erika V. Hall (2014)
- 18. Steve is very shy and withdrawn, invariably helpful, but with little interest in people, or in the world of reality. A meek and tidy soul, he has a need for order and structure, and a passion for detail.
- 19. Steve is a… 1. librarian 2. farmer
- 20. Janelle is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti- nuclear demonstrations.
- 21. Janelle is a… 1. bank teller 2. bank teller & active in the feminist movement
- 29. What purpose does unconscious bias serve & why do we have it?
- 31. 10,000,000 bits/sec Retinal nerve 40 bits/sec Conscious mind "Neurophysiology of Sensory Systems” Manfred Zimmermann (1986)
- 38. Schemas Implicit and habitual ways of organizing information about how we experience the world.
- 42. pareidolia
- 49. We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are. —Anaïs Nin (1961)
- 51. What kinds of unconscious bias are there?
- 54. System 1: Reflex fast, automatic, frequent, emotional, stereotypic, unconscious System 2: Reflective slow, effortful, infrequent, logical, calculating, conscious
- 55. System 1: Reflex fast, automatic, frequent, emotional, stereotypic, unconscious System 2: Reflective slow, effortful, infrequent, logical, calculating, conscious
- 56. System 1: Reflex fast, automatic, frequent, emotional, stereotypic, unconscious System 2: Reflective slow, effortful, infrequent, logical, calculating, conscious
- 59. Corner-cutting Mental shortcuts that help us make quick and efficient decisions
- 61. Objectivism The implicit belief that our perceptions, beliefs, understanding, and experiences are objectively true.
- 62. Self-protection We are motivated to feel good about ourselves and the groups we belong to
- 63. Time & Money Negative information is more salient than positive, and we value things more that are closer to us
- 64. What are the effects of unconscious bias — both positive and negative?
- 68. Ego Depletion/Decision Fatigue When judges make repeated rulings, they show an increased tendency to rule in favor of the status quo. This tendency can be overcome by taking a break to eat a meal. “Extraneous factors in judicial decisions” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
- 72. What can I do about unconscious bias as a PA faculty member?
- 74. 1. Diversify Engage with “other” people & find positive role models
- 75. 2. Slow down You move too fast
- 76. The reflex brain stereotypes, even in people who consider non-discrimination as one of their main values and who sincerely and consciously practice this belief. BrainChains, Theo Compernolle (2014)
- 77. In designing bias-countering processes and practices, encourage those that place a premium on cognitive effort over intuition or gut instinct. “Beyond Bias,” Strategy+Business Heidi Grant Halvorson & David Rock (2015)
- 78. Individual cognitive effort is not enough. You have to cultivate an organization-wide culture in which people continually remind one another that the brain’s default setting is egocentric. “Beyond Bias,” Strategy+Business Heidi Grant Halvorson & David Rock (2015)
- 79. Interviewing 1. Write down your initial impressions 2. Reorient your attitudes based on impressions 3. Write down your closing impressions 4. Confer with others
- 80. 3. Poka yoke ( ) Make the right thing easy Make the wrong thing hard
- 84. Unconscious Bias A brief introduction Seán L. Stickle Chief Communications & Diversity Officer Physician Assistant Education Association
- 85. Unconscious Bias A brief introduction Seán L. Stickle Chief Communications & Diversity Officer Physician Assistant Education Association