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Implicit BiasWhat it's not - correct answer Conscious or explicit bias Attitudes and beliefs about a person or group on a conscious level (holder is aware of and endorses beliefs) Often direct result of perceived threat Implicit bias - correct answer Results from subtle cognitive process (e.g., implicit attitudes and implicit stereotypes), no conscious awareness/control Result of beliefs or simple associations between an object and its evaluation that "...are automatically activated by the mere presence (actual or symbolic) of the attitude object" Refers to the attributes quickly assigned to people based on their social categories Everyone has it Implicit bias: a primer - correct answer Scientists estimate that we're exposed to as many as 11 million pieces of information at any time, but our brains can only consciously process about 40 bits of information Implicit bias is a way humans have come up with to screen out less relevant info and focus on the relevant information Schema - correct answer a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information Implicit cognition - correct answer refers to the effect of knowledge, perception, or memory, on experience, thought, or action, in the absence of the person's conscious awareness of this process or its impact Schemas and implicit cognitions - correct answer Evolved to help us survive in a complex world by automatically filtering out what seems familiar Templates which allow our brains to quickly process information and sort specific examples within broader categories