English 8: Bias and Conditionals PDF
Document Details
Uploaded by SuperiorIndium1750
Teacher Julie
Tags
Summary
This presentation explains various types of bias, such as anchoring, media, confirmation, conformity, and halo effects. It defines each bias and describes how it affects judgment and perception. It's a good resource for understanding biases and how they can influence our thinking.
Full Transcript
ENGLISH 8 TEACHER JULIE BIAS AND CONDITION ALS WHAS IS BIAS? a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly. TYPES OF BIAS Anchoring Bias Media Bias Confirmation...
ENGLISH 8 TEACHER JULIE BIAS AND CONDITION ALS WHAS IS BIAS? a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly. TYPES OF BIAS Anchoring Bias Media Bias Confirmation Conformity Halo Effect ANCHORING BIAS Anchoring bias is the tendency to heavily rely or “anchor” on the first piece of information you learn or on one specific trait. In other words, the first piece of information you learn will have a more substantial impact on your judgement than any other information you learn at a later time. MEDIA BIAS occurs when journalists and news producers show bias in how they report and cover news. this type happens when a person in media such as news anchor, a writer, or a journalist, select what to report and cover. CONFIRMATION BIAS This is the tendency of selective observation, whereby you search for evidence that backs up your opinion and overlook or reject information that may contradict your opinion. You are creating opinions based on your own beliefs, desires and prejudices.. CONFORMITY BIAS Conformity bias is when your views are influenced or changed by the views of others. This is related to peer pressure and can cause you to seek acceptance and act similar to others, regardless of your own beliefs. HALO EFFECT This involves the way you think or feel about a person being shaped by one characteristic. This one positive or negative trait can influence how their other qualities or characteristics are rated. The halo effect most commonly relates to physical attractiveness..
