Unconscious Bias Essay

Bias, which is simply when we think in a way that leads us to be wrong, is unavoidable and hard to recognize. There are thousands of different types of bias but one of the most interesting and familiar to me is called confirmation bias, which is a tendency to search, interpret and recall information that reinforces or confirms our overall beliefs rather than contradicting them. In this essay, I will talk about confirmation bias from three dimensions: why would I have confirmation bias? What sort…

assumptions must be valid or the study is worthless (Leedy & Ormrod, 2010). Creswell (2013) postulated four fundamental philosophical assumptions. Assumption 1: Ontological assumption: Concerns the nature of reality, that is, a view that qualitative study is assuming the notion of several truths, such as the use of several types of evidence in themes using the actual words of different participants and presenting different perspectives (Creswell, 2013). The ontological assumptions made for this…

The last few weeks of the semester were the most interesting for my class, and in many ways the most active. I learned more about my students in the last few classes than I had the rest of the semester. While both my instructor and I agree that the class was one of the most unenthusiastic we had ever been a part of, we are both satisfied that the students earned the grades they received, and that we helped them along their career path. We encountered two major problems in the class this semester…

Sample The population of interest for this study were employed women (ranging in ages from 18-45) living in the United States. A list of employees from four different types of occupations were used as a sampling frame to form a population to sample from. Employment records from traditionally male-dominated workplaces: Engineering and police work as well as from female-dominated workplaces: nursing and reception work (INSERT CITATION FROM WEBSITE). By using this sampling frame, it should…

Did President Obama have Antonin Scalia killed? Find out more at 7! If one were to look at a current large corporate news source they would undoubtedly find hundreds of news articles that are similar to this one. Articles that have loud and catchy teasers proudly displayed without a shred of evidence, eyewitness testimony or peer review to back up their sensationalist claims. Furthermore even finding these articles may prove to be a challenge because one must first wade through thousands of…

The strength of personal convictions can be foundational in the development of professional identity, yet counseling students may not be conscious of this influence. Few people acknowledge personal bias against groups or individuals. The failure to acknowledge these biases may be reflective of a lack of insight about personal biases. The insights you gained from reflecting on your personal behavior The insight I gained from reflecting on personal…

I found myself in an ironic position when I realized that I was self-deceiving myself when choosing which article, Real self-deception by Alfred R. Mele or Self-Deception as a Pretense by Tamar Szabo Gendler, I supported the most. The first article I read was Mele 's and his way of describing several points of his view confused me as well as some of them enlightened me. As I moved on to Gendler 's article, I found her way of explaining herself somehow more reader-friendly and hence more…

Bias in Early Childhood Songs Music for Early Childhood-New Dimensions in Music is a song book consisting of one hundred and sixty-five short songs intended for young children and elementary students. At first glance, it seems like a very appropriate resources to use in a typical elementary music classroom. It includes many classic folk and patriotic tunes which are important for young children to learn. The songs are also quite culturally diverse with folk tunes and styles from nineteen…

Critical thinking breeds clarity of thought” (Vora, 2014). As an effective leader, I need to improve on my communication skills by learning to listen objectively and more attentively. Additionally, I have to learn to guard against trigger words that bias my arguments and cloud my sound…

deserve to be paid”, where would the funds come from? How would they be raised? I also plan on staying clear of sources that appear to have a major bias to the topic. Sources written by sports enthusiasts, such as Sports Illustrated, have a higher chance of containing a biased opinion. I will take the position of the writer into consideration to eliminate bias in my…