Fair-minded people can discriminate. Implicit bias describes the phenomenon that occurs when we unconsciously make negative or positive associations about certain groups of people. These associations ...

Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji, creators of the Implicit Association Test (IAT), held a press conference along with Brian Nosek in 1998 to publicize the IAT and announce the launching of the ...

Implicit bias is an unconscious assumption or stereotype that influences our perception of others. Even though you don't realize it, this can lead you to favor or disfavor a certain person, or group ...

Implicit bias training is all the rage. Everybody is doing it: Universities, police departments, school systems, government offices. But what is it? People can define their terms any way they please.

The California State Assembly is preparing to vote on three bills to require mandatory training on implicit bias for law enforcement officers, medical professionals, judges and trial lawyers. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Implicit biases are basically thought processes that happen without you even knowing it, little mental shortcuts that hold ...

The healthcare industry is built upon the principle of providing equal and quality care to all patients, regardless of their race, gender, socioeconomic status or any other characteristics. As ...

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies will plan a one and one half day workshop to advance the understanding of implicit bias. The workshop may: 1) consider the current state of scientific ...

This post was authored in collaboration with Enrico Vescovo, a medical student at Ferrara University (Italy). The medical profession strives for equal treatment of all patients. This pledge is one of ...

Investigative reporters are among those journalists most driven by the field's foundational tenets to give voice to the voiceless and to shine light on injustice. But what's the line between exposing ...