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    other as the feedback from the 360-degree feedback can form the SWOT analysis for yourself. AC1.2 - Explain the concepts and implications of unconscious bias. Unconscious bias is a prejudice people hold against certain groups of people that we may be unaware of. This bias can stem from past experiences‚ culture‚ or background. Examples of unconscious bias include the Halo & Horns effect‚ which involves projecting positive qualities onto people without confirming if they are true. This can often be signified

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    statement and didn’t know that in the 1960’s psychologists would be testing and analyzing this attribute prevalent in humans and naming it the Confirmation-Bias (Klayman‚ 1987). The Confirmation-Bias can be seen in all societies‚ but typically when there is a strong feeling of community and friendship. The film Bernie shows the Confirmation-Bias in action in the small town called Carthage‚ Texas‚ where the community was outraged by the accusation of murder by their most beloved men against a distasteful

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    Framing and Agenda Setting Bias in News Media The Hutchinson Commission on freedom of the press best defined news in 1947 as a "truthful‚ comprehensive‚ and intelligent account of the day’s events in a context which gives them meaning."Journalism in today’s news is not the same as it was over half a century ago. The Fairness Doctrine‚ which was eliminated in 1987‚ was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so

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    Investigating the ‘Belief Bias’ Effect in Human Reasoning Abstract In this report an experiment was conducted to investigate the belief bias effect in human reason‚ the weighting attached to logic and belief in syllogistic reasoning. Belief biases were observed despite controls for conversion of premises. Belief bias was shown to be more marked in the invalid than the valid syllogisms. This consistent interaction between belief and logic was also noted. However‚ participants were intermediate

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    What form of cultural bias or prejudice are you most likely to hold without being aware of these biases? How might these biases affect your future work with clients? The area of cultural bias I may not be aware of is religious bias. I was raised in the church and growing up religious played a big role in my life. I do believe there is a higher power and I have faith that when we leave here we go to a better place. There are times when I find it hard to understand or communicate with someone who does

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    HUM 111 Theodosia Lovett Media Bias Article The importance of making critical evaluations of news stories come to play in the recent story about the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case. This is a story about a young black teenager and a neighborhood watchman that shot and killed young Trayvon. Many news stations reported the story showing pictures of both of them that had been taken years prior to the actual event. Trayvon’s pictures showed him as an innocent boy and Zimmerman as

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    a specific look. Which means the person that holds one of these positions is expected to dress and appear in a certain way. People’s perceptions of others can be greatly affected by the halo effect and the bias of attractive people as demonstrated by the article “Physical Attractiveness Bias In Hiring: What is beautiful good” by Comila Shahani-Denning and the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada. The halo effect in basic terms is attributing many

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    Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation “All Americans who believe in freedom‚ tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.” Coretta Scott King Background: People have long suffered because of their sexual orientation‚ but the increasing frequency and severity of this problem only recently gained the attention of the United Nations. Human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity encompasses violence

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    that the media does not always inform the people with the complete truth. The information may be partially correct‚ but each news source tends to ignore what it disagrees with and reports only what is beneficial to it. In the video “Dealing With Media Bias‚” Bernard Goldberg explains how the media sources are all filtered through different prisms. Goldberg also concludes that people simply do not have the time to sit down and read the newspaper nor to watch enough television to be able to gather their

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    Cultural Bias in Assessment and Counseling Psychological assessments and testing tools are an important asset to counselors in order to help counselors have a deeper understanding of client issues. However‚ there are many issues that come about with certain tests and minorities like African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asian Americans‚ etc. Some of the issues with testing and assessment techniques today are cognitive‚ educational‚ cultural‚ and social biases. I believe what needs to be addressed in regards

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