Bias

international events. Instead of reading the concrete articles, users, including myself, tend to click on links that contain a more appealing title or images. At the same time, even under categories such as “News Feed”, there are still possibilities of bias and untruthfulness.…

What is a hate or bias crime? It is usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual's national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and or disability (addiction). Addiction by definition is a condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing or activity. Although I could not find any specific documentation of Hate and Bias crimes on people with addictions, I am focusing on the hate crimes that are related to…

Gender Bias and Media Literacy Society has always had a way of influencing the dos and don’ts and the rights from wrongs in our daily lives and therefore, people tend to tag along with what the media defines as popular as well as defining what specific genders should or shouldn’t do. Because of this influence, researchers are still debating on how the community lets the ‘specific’ part of society which is in majority known as the media, control their decisions and influence their actions. This…

As humans, people often times let what others say determine how they view others. This type of bias can come from family members, or even town folks. To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is based on the 1930’s. In those times, white people were intolerant of others who were different from them. This theme of being unaccepting is evident in the book. The main character, Scout, her brother Jem, and their friend Dill have to face much of the town’s biases and decide what type of people…

"Bathroom Bias: Making the Case for Trans Rights Under Disability law” by Daniella Schmidt said how the “civil rights movements face more severe, pressing problems than bathroom access is misguided in multiple ways” (Schmidt 161). In contrast, someone who has no…

Biased and partisan media platforms (such as FOX News) are more specifically to blame for this. It is honestly understandable that shows with an intended purpose to present the views of the host present this bias, but when it is intended basic media coverage only presenting to the viewers the opinions of the host as facts and not as opinion it is a disservice. It is leading the audience to think in a way they wouldn't if they had full knowledge. For instance…

Tali Sharot in, The Optimism Bias, delves into the human brain and brings up a collection of scientific experiments relating to our brain's responses to various stimuli. One of her most compelling arguments was in opposition to the reliability of the human’s ability to recall and recount information; she questioned age-old theories of flashbulb memories, that claim emotion enhances memory, and finds a gap between her subjects confidence and their ultimate performance. This essay is going to…

they use physical punishment on their children, from 1 (not at all) to 7 (often.) Higher total scores represent more severe discipline behavior, which, as compared to some other research methods such as observation, can suffer from social desirability bias among other validity issues. For the child, another self-report inventory method is used called the Children’s Attributional Style Questionnaire. According to the article, this is a 48-item forced-choice measure designed to assess…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MangiaTonight #CollectiveBias Hi friends! How is your week going so far? I hope all is well. And today I'm going to give you a little inspiration for the the upcoming Valentine's Day dinner or for any other times that you feel like adding some Mediterranean vibes into your day. I'll keep it simple yet elegant. Today, I'm cooking not just a regular everyday dinner, but an Italian-inspired…

explicit bias. Implicit and explicit bias can be portrayed further into what an individual’s feelings and emotions are to those around them; it can also affect the individual's way of behaving towards others. The idealism of implicit and explicit bias is further recognized in the health care community in which it affects health care disparities. Implicit and explicit bias affects health care disparities by decreasing effective communication, decreasing the quality…