Bias

made less demanding by certain biases such as shape biases. Shape bias is a lexical principle of strategy that children utilize during language acquisition to rapidly learn new nouns. The bias is exhibited when a child extends the name of an object to new objects of the same shape rather than color, materials, and textures. I believe shape bias is important for children’s language development because children who learn shape bias increase their vocabulary, the dimension of shape takes precedence…

gender could allegedly accomplish. Although this practice of patriarchy is antique, it has transcended to schools in the United States where the patriarchy is still very much alive. Katheryn Scantlebury in her article “ Gender Bias in Teaching,” discusses how prevalent gender bias is in the classroom and how it negatively affects both genders. The categorization of both genders creates a feeling of uncomfortableness hinders the student 's ability to learn since it creates an unequal treatment…

Being Biased Towards Bias Argumentation is one of the most essential forms of communication, because it helps answer society’s problems. Argumentation defined by Rybacki is “a form of instrumental communication, relying on reasoning and proof to influence belief or behavior through the use of spoken or written messages” (Rybacki 3). Notably being biased in an argument has a negative connotation amongst people and can also be used as a tool to attack an opponent in an argument (Walton 28).…

Psychologist have researched why there is racial bias in the world, and have come up with two aspects of how racial bias comes along. There are cognitive factors, and social factors that lead to someone having a racial bias. One cognitive factor of why racial bias is formed is availability heuristic. This means a person evaluates the probability of events by what is available to them. Studies have shown that people can assess availability quickly and accurately. (Availability) So give the…

formed from previous encounters or perceptions. These thoughts involve assuming a person acts or looks a certain way depending on various factors, such as hair color and activities the person is involved in. According to psychologytoday.com, on “Where Bias Begins: The Truth About Stereotypes,” John Bargh, Ph.D., of New York University, suggests that stereotypes are created “from what social psychologists call in-group/out-group dynamics.” In other words, what Bargh is saying is all species of…

Implicit bias operates outside of typical conscious awareness; however, it is universal, and contributes to prejudice and stereotyping. Law enforcement activity involving a high rate of police stops, arrest, and deaths of unarmed, underrepresented minority groups reveals a ubiquitous problem. An estimated 200,000 marginalized people experienced some form of threat or force during police encounters in 2008 (Eith & Durose, 2011, Table 18, p. 12). Prejudice, intolerance and bias reflective of law…

noticeable bias towards their political parties. Unlike Congress, where the political bias from the representatives is expected, the Supreme Court is not meant to have a political leaning. The Constitution states the purpose of the Supreme Court is meant to interpret the Constitution in the most apolitical way possible. However, this is a very recent issue that has developed. A study done by the New York Times shows that in the 71 cases deemed important between 1790 and 1937, Justices voted…

Gender bias in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is seen without much difficulty, elaborated upon, but never given a solid conclusion. Visible throughout the book, it sends a subtle but confusing message. This seems to occur because the main character of the book, Scout, really has no solid opinion on it because her perspective on gender discrimination changes. The other characters also have differing, if not usually vague opinions on it. Gender bias was also seemingly normal back then when…

Maquella Kuhlmann Ms. Schlosser Aeneid Literary Analysis; Argumentative 01 Dec. 2015 Self-Serving Bias The textbook definition of self-serving bias (www.psychologytoday.com) is when people tend to attribute positive events to their own character but attribute negative events to external factors, so quite literally, self-serving bias is making oneself look good and blaming other factors. In Book 2 of the Aeneid, Virgil recounts the Battle of Troy from the Roman perspective while in Books 3…

Compare and Contrast: Media Bias vs Primary Sources The news has become a popular and fast-working source of information for recent events. Today, a majority of the general public willingly consider the works released through media as a source of reliable knowledge, while people living in the past depended on first-hand accounts for more efficient knowledge. Both sources of information were flawed, however, the current bias displayed by the media on mass shootings is comparatively more…