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    renaissance era and the 19th century‚ people were challenged with how they could view the world‚ this including artists such like Philip James De Loutherbourg and Claude Monet. Artists were challenged and impacted by a global economic depression‚ two upsetting World Wars and lastly the continuation of industrialization. Art movements attempted to experiment with general and profound ideas to move beyond social traditions‚ although this was not properly attempted until the 20th century. Progress among

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    What Is Confirmation Bias?

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    “Confirmation bias is a beast” (Tyler‚ 2016). There’s bias in the media‚ in education‚ in the environment and in law enforcement. Recognizing bias is inescapable. Bias is when we favor information that agrees with our hypothesis‚ even if proven wrong. “Confirmation bias contributes to overconfidence in personal beliefs and can maintain or strengthen beliefs in the face of contrary evidence” “Confirmation Bias”‚ (2017). There are philosophies of morality that are social practices of right and

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    2014 Was Descartes’ skepticism influenced by his faith?  “If you would be a real seeker after truth‚ it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt‚ as far as possible‚ all things” (Descartes‚ goodreads). René Descartes‚ often described as the “Father of Modern Philosophy”‚ was born in a time where philosophy and science were advancing at an unbelievable rate. The revolutionizing philosopher was fascinated by how much skepticism influenced a rapid progress in society‚ and was eager

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    Outsmart You Own Bias

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    SPOTLIGHT ON DECISION MAKING MAY 2015 REPRINT R1505D Outsmart Your Own Biases by Jack B. Soll‚ Katherine L. Milkman‚ and John W. Payne SPOTLIGHT ON DECISION MAKING SPOTLIGHT ARTWORK Millo‚ 2014 B.ART–Arte in Barriera Turin‚ Italy FOR ARTICLE REPRINTS CALL 800-988-0886 OR 617-783-7500‚ OR VISIT HBR.ORG Outsmart Your Own Biases by Jack B. Soll‚ Katherine L. Milkman‚ and John W. Payne S SUPPOSE YOU’RE EVALUATING a job candidate to lead a new office in a different country. On paper this is by far

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    What Is A Therapist Bias?

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    importance for one to be cognizant of their own personal biases‚ especially in therapeutic situations that may trigger them. Self-awareness of one’s own personal beliefs and values not only protects the client‚ but it helps us remain ethical. Therapist bias is any perception‚ emotion‚ belief‚ attitude‚ or idea that limits or restricts the therapist’s ability to understand and relate to their client as a whole. It can lead to clients avoiding certain topics or leaving therapy. Therapist bias can be devastating

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    How We Are Influenced

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    How We Are Influenced Social psychology is the “scientific study of how people think about‚ influence‚ and relate to one another” (Myers‚ 2010‚ p. 4). There are many different “external social forces” (Myers‚ 2010‚ p. 8) that influence our thoughts‚ feelings‚ behaviors and attitudes‚ such as our family‚ peers‚ culture and gender; all of which persuade us in one direction or another. Any social situation we may encounter can be so powerful that it “leads us to act contrary to our expressed

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    What Is Research Bias?

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    Research bias is one of the threats to validity in qualitative research. Research bias occurs because researchers bring into studies their own personal beliefs‚ values‚ experiences‚ and bias. Research bias is considered a threat due to an error being introduced into sampling or testing by selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others (Pannucci & Wilkins‚ 2010‚ p. 619). Researchers are prone to human error and therefore they make mistakes and get things wrong (Norris‚ 1997). To minimize

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    Essay: The Bias of Language‚ the Bias of Pictures Essay Author: Neil Postman and Steve Powers Section I: Analysis of theme 1. Misleading Language -"This means that there is a level of language whose purpose is to describe an event. There is also a level of language whose purpose is to evaluate an event. Even more‚ there is a level of language whose purpose is to infer what is unknown on the basis of what is known."(243:1) 2. Misleading Pictures -"The picture documents and celebrates the

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    What Are Advertising Bias

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    Advertising BIAS Marketing and advertising companies are constantly playing on gender roles and stereotypes. Both men and women are portrayed in certain ways to help make products seem more attractive to the same or opposite sex. Men are pictured as lazy‚ dumb slobs while women are pictured as gentle‚ beautiful‚ sexual‚ and submissive. In children’s ads‚ boys are shown as rough and interested in action games while girls are more quiet and interested in dolls. Though these stereotypes are not always

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    What Is Media Bias?

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    Media bias is used to emphasize one particular point of view in a way that without the average viewer even knowing. The journalists are able to maintain the standards of professional and also giving the one side of the story. There are a variety of media bias claims‚ for example‚ liberal bias‚ conservative bias‚ mainstream bias‚ and corporate bias. The average person uses the newspapers‚ radio‚ internet‚ or television to receive their news‚ weather updates‚ and other important topics. Liberal bias

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