AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Biases are beliefs that are not founded by known facts about someone or about a particular group of individuals. For example, one common bias is that women are weak (despite many being very strong). Another is that blacks are dishonest (when most aren’t).

Detailed explanation-2: -Confirmation bias, sampling bias, and brilliance bias are three examples that can affect our ability to critically engage with information.

Detailed explanation-3: -Words like “blacklist” are an example of bias language and imply Black is bad and White (e.g. “whitelist”) is good. A sentence using bias like “blacklist” might turn off Black candidates. Example of bias in a sentence: “Mail control and blacklist monitoring.”