Bias and Prejudice

Question 1

The action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgement.

Answer 1

Bias

Question 2

This happens when people rely too much on pre-existing information or the first information they find when making decisions.

Answer 2

Anchoring bias

Question 3

This happens when journalists and news producers select the events and stories that are reported, and how they are covered.

Answer 3

Media bias

Question 4

The tendency of people to favor information that confirms their existing beliefs.

Answer 4

Confirmation bias

Question 5

This happens when one makes a wrong or uncomfortable decision to fit it to please the group of people.

Answer 5

Conformity bias

Question 6

A type of cognitive bias whereby our perception of someone is positively influenced by our opinions of that persons other related traits.

Answer 6

Halo effect

Question 7

It refers to prejudging before looking at the evidence or an unfavorable opinion or feeling beforehand without knowledge, thought or reason.

Answer 7

Prejudice

Question 8

The idea that groups of people exhibit different personality, characteristics and can be separated based on the dominance of one race over another.

Answer 8

Racism

Question 9

A form of prejudice based on sex or gender.

Answer 9

Sexism

Question 10

This is a prejudice based on social class or grouping of individuals based on wealth, occupation, income, education, and social network.

Answer 10

Classicism

Question 11

This is a prejudicial attitude towards older people, old age and the aging process.

Answer 11

Ageism

Question 12

This is the attitude towards a person or group differently because of the particular beliefs about religion.

Answer 12

Religion