Essays on Bias

The idea of own-race bias effect has been a subject of research in the social science field. Many researchers have improvised different study analysis to understand the distinct elements that form the kind of biasness exhibited in the subject. Meissner " Brigham (2001) investigates this biasness concerning the memory of...

The Concept of Bias and the False Consensus Effect The concept of bias has been identified and acknowledged by researchers. It is common knowledge that each single individual has biases. One of these biases is evident when individuals seek to conduct the role of the social psychologist. When a person is...

The media has played an essential role in the history of the United States. People rely on media outlets for news and other important updates. Therefore, there is an implied commitment of trust between the news anchor or writer and his or her audience. For most of America s history,...

The issue of media bias has been at the center stage of public talks for a long time now.  It is a custom in which media in one way or another gives out stories which are one-sided or in a prejudiced manner. Different people have different perceptions and views on...

Every day, every person gets a different opinion and attitudes towards the world around them. Our opinions about ideas, opinions, events, people or objects contribute in a great way in the way we live and socialize with each other. It is essential to learn about the different types of attitude...

Cognitive Biases Cognitive biases are described as inclinations to think in specific ways that lead people to make poor judgment decisions. The biases have a negative impact on the choices we make. The confirming-evidence trap, overconfidence trap, anchoring trap, sunk cost trap, and status quo trap are a few of the...

Bias and Prejudice in Service Delivery Bias is a subjective bias for a particular perspective or opinion that prevents an individual from being objective. Prejudice is an unfounded, preconceived view that results in certain individuals receiving equal care when others experience unfavorable or aggressive service due to a lack of knowledge...

According to the writer, language is impartial and used as a medium to express the attitude of the individual that is using it, which implies that it has no prejudice or agenda on its own but only reinforces the social meaning of the people who use it. It can be...

Research Designs Research designs are the primary means of controlling for invalidity in research or addressing the casualty dilemma and are a method of eliminating competing causal factors. The traditional laboratory model acts as a model for other research designs. It is made up of three major components: equivalence, pretests and...

The essay 'My Land of Dreams' depicts nature's gender biases crushing the dreams of a young promising woman, Tiffany Forte, in baseball games reserved for men. George Orwell's novel 'Shooting an Elephant' portrays the effects of colonization on aboriginal peoples and, as a result, the presence of conflict that flares...

The text by Sam Dillion titled “Evictions at Sorority Raise issues of Bias” describes an incidence in which women are so disgusted through acts of discrimination in a study that they decided to quit from the research. The article outlines the rampant acts of bias that have been common in...

The way people take decisions, respond and even take action affects personal perceptions, backdrops and cultural contexts. This is achieved unconsciously, largely by socialization and alignment with the cultures of the community. This is also known as prejudice and grows in a person as soon as they start socializing in...