Implicit Bias questions n answers 2024

Implicit Bias×Due to bias and discrimination, racial & ethnic minorities, are subject to… ×Less accurate diagnoses ×Curtailed treatment plans ×Less pain management ×WORSE CLINICAL OUTCOMES ×Unconscious bias ×Implicit social cognition ×Attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. Implicit bias IS •Pervasive •Predictive of behavior in the real world •Distinct from conscious stereotyping or prejudice •Expressed indirectly •Related but distinct from each other (some reinforce each other) •Malleable – can be unlearned •Hard to teach Implicit bias is NOT •Always negative •Activated voluntarily or intentionally •Accessible through introspection •Always consistent or aligned with our declared beliefs •Always consistent with our own in groups •Mutually exclusive •Something you should feel guilty about