Facts about Unconscious Bias

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   Physicians demonstrating unconscious bias have been shown to recommend less aggressive pain treatment for Black patients compared to white patients with identical symptoms.

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   In workplace settings, unconscious bias training programs have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, despite mixed evidence on their long-term effectiveness at changing behavior.

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   Stereotypes activated without conscious awareness, a hallmark of unconscious bias, can affect split-second judgments about trustworthiness, competence, and threat.

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   Unconscious bias can influence hiring decisions, with research showing that identical résumés receive fewer callbacks when they carry names associated with minority ethnic groups.

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   The Implicit Association Test, developed by researchers including Anthony Greenwald in 1998, is a widely used tool to measure unconscious bias.

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