A new paper explored the presence of weight bias – “holding negative beliefs, attitudes, judgements and assumptions about people living with overweight or obesity” – in Australian healthcare students.

Implicit bias is unconscious bias. This type of bias connects automatically beyond our awareness. Where does implicit bias come from? How is it reinforced? Are there specific strategies that ...

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A study by University of Illinois researchers found that self-reported bias, or explicit bias, has decreased globally. Implicit — or automatic — bias has seen a bit ...

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In an international study of attitudes from 2009-2019, U. of I. psychology professor Benedek Kurdi and his colleagues found substantial reductions in self-reported bias against all categories of ...