Cohort Post: Implicit Bias

Help us understand implicit bias. Reflect on the results of your participation in the survey. Name a time when you used your own implicit bias to navigate a situation. I have done this test a few times, including during high school and undergrad. It challenges me every time as I feel when I teach and… Read more »

Cohort Post: Implicit Bias and Wherever I Go

Help us understand implicit bias. Reflect on the results of your participation in the survey. Name a time when you used your own implicit bias to navigate a situation.
Implicit bias is in many ways, the elephant in the room for our society. We have come a long way in this country, towards embracing the diversity… Read more »

Cohort Post: Implicit Bias

Implicit bias is a prejudice you have of which you are not consciously aware. I took the transgender test. It found that I had bias. I chose that test because I have a transgender nephew and thought I would not have bias. It was disappointing to see that was not the case.  This past year… Read more »

Cohort Post: Understanding Implicit Bias

Implicit biases are unconscious beliefs and are involuntarily activated in the mind.  We are not even aware that they exist, yet they can have a tremendous impact on decision making. I took two of the Implicit Association Tests (IAT).  I took the sexuality and race IAT.  I like to think that I am a very… Read more »

Cohort Post: Aligning learning opportunities with community partnerships

Q1: I participated in two implicit bias subtests: one regarding gay folks, and the other transgender folks. I chose these subtests feeling particularly confident in them – I’m a big advocate for the LGBTQ community, have several nonbinary friends/students, and identify as bisexual myself. Despite my confidence, the results surprised me. I did show a… Read more »

Cohort Post: Implicit Bias is our subconscious negative prejudice

Help us understand implicit bias. Reflect on the results of your participation in the survey. Name a time when you used your own implicit bias to navigate a situation. Implicit bias is our subconscious negative prejudices against a certain group of people. I took the race implicit bias subtest and my results showed that I… Read more »

Cohort Post: Intrigued by Implicit Bias

Implicit Bias is not a new term to me. I have to admit, though, that my perception of myself was challenged after I did a few of the studies and was very honest with the computer and my selections. As I clicked the buttons as fast as possible, I was annoyed that they kept switching… Read more »

Cohort Post: February Blog Post

My understanding of implicit bias is having negative thoughts, feelings, or prejudices against something, such as a group of people, without being consciously aware of doing so.  The survey was quite surprising to me.  I decided to take the one on Native Americans thinking that I would “ace” it.  The survey was really interesting to… Read more »