Implicit Bias: The Influence On Actions And Society

Implicit Bias Reflection Paper What reason does an individual chose their friends? What about their choice of spouse or even their neighborhood? Many of these decisions are influenced by what is called an implicit bias. Throughout this paper, I am going to define implicit bias, how they are formed, and the characteristics of the bias. The next topic of discussion will be how implicit bias are highly influential to our actions and their effects on society. Furthermore, I am going to review my own implicit bias and reflect my attitudes toward those bias.
Implicit Bias: Definition, Formation and Characteristics According to a CNN article that I read during my research, “Implicit bias refers to attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding,

Your best friends, significant other, even your choice of doctor has been guided by your implicit bias. Our preferences and choices are largely impacted because of the implicit attitudes that are embedded in us. According to a CNN/Kaiser poll taken in August to October of 2015, sixty-eight percent of the people that a person socializes with are the same race as them (Grinberg, 2015). These bias do not just affect the personal relationships that we have, it goes much deeper than that.
Unfortunately, these bias influence a great number of our actions which in turn impacts our society as a whole. They can infiltrate themselves into many different levels of our interactions with others. These effects can span from the decision to hire someone down to the medical care that a person receives (Grinbery, 2015). Implicit attitudes are partially responsible for the unfair treatment of the minorities in our society. Treatment such as a white man getting hired over a more qualified man of color. This happens on a daily basis all across our country. A black person is affected by the actions caused by implicit bias thousands of times over the course of their life (Levy

I did not want to know if I preferred white over black and I did not want anyone else to be aware of this either. After doing the research for this paper, I found out that awareness and exposure are the only ways to correct an implicit bias. This information persuaded me to take the Black versus White test. My results: I have no automatic preference between white or black people. The outcome of this test was a relief for me, but I will definitely be aware of implicit bias and how they affect our society. Since I began this assignment, I have been encouraging people to take these tests and learn more about