Loretta L.C. Brady, Ph.D., APA-CP Loretta@BDSinsight.com 603-854-0227 Hiding in plain sight How implicit biases hinder inclusion in selection and promotion strategies
Making the unconscious conscious Google’s Journey http://youtu.be/NW5s_-Nl3JE
Agenda 1) Understand the concept of implicit bias and the ways it influences social judgments. 2) Identify events and conditioning that inform implicit biases, prototype biases, and affinity biases 3) Appreciate ways implicit biases impact recruitment, selection, and retention practices. 4) Develop tools to counter implicit bias in oneself, and to educate others.
Table Top Thoughts while taking IAT Physical Actions while taking IAT Reflections on taking IAT Questions about IAT task and research.
Implicit Association Task
Risk factors for implicit bias. Distracted or pressured decisions. Limited feedback Certain emotional states Ambiguity Salient social categories Low effort cognitive process
Awareness Test https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yrqrkihlw-s
What would you do? What do we notice, how do we respond, and how aware are we of these processes? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7i60GuNRg&hd=1&feature=youtu.be
We don’t see change in bias, but we do see change in statements.
Happiness Judgments
Brain Regions in Decisions
Prefrontal Cortex
Insula Implicated in “disgust” and social judgment.
Rebound Effect Efforts to suppress or take a color blind approach result in greater bias!
Dismantling Implicit Bias Awareness Suppression Promotion (counter programming, stereotype countering images, decision making processes)
Present Counter Stereotype Information Regularly
Be Intentional about environment and referent opportunities
Read more! Banaji & Greenwald 2013 Chabris & Simons, 2011
Strategies for Promotion Decision factor cards-In legal and medical settings shown to be effective Opinion reports-In judicial systems shown to help limit impact of Implicit Bias. Note taking-In Legal Settings helps to keep all relevant info salient, not just what was most easily recalled during deliberation.
National Council for State Courts Resources http://www.ncsc.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Topics/Gender%20and%20Racial%20Fairness/Implicit%20Bias/IMPLICIT%20BIAS%20Marsh%20Summer%202009.ashx http://www.ncsc.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Topics/Gender%20and%20Racial%20Fairness/Implicit%20Bias/IMPLICIT%20BIAS%20Marsh%20Summer%202009.ashx
Loretta L.C. Brady, Ph.D., APA-CP Loretta@BDSinsight.com 603-854-0227