Bias

Definition of Bias.

Meaning;

Bias is a tendency to believe that some ideas or views are better than others. (feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.
Eveyone has bias. Bias can be subtle, or not obvious. It can also be very obvious.
Bias = prejudice

Related

  • Cognitive biases

  • Racial bias

  • Unconscious bias

  • The Optimism Bias

  • Gender Bias

Examples

bias can occur in any social context in any combination.

According to

 
Appearance bias is an important social force because major decisions are made about people depending on their appearance; we are employed or not, well-educated or not, invited into club memberships or not, married or not, and receive health care or not at least partly or entirely because of our appearance. These decisions affect our lives in irreversible ways to the point of determining how long we live and how well we live. Generally, attractive people are granted oppurtunities that unattractive and plain people are refused. Unattractive and plain people are at a disadvantage insofar as having some of life^s doors automatically closed in the pursuit of well-being and happiness. This form of prejudice, as is true for other forms of prejudice, can happen overtly or subtly.

Bonnie Berry

Appearance Bias and Crime
 
Bias can mean many different thingsa in many different contexts ( race or sex bias, self-serving biases, preferences, etc.) I use it in this book quite narrowly to refer to social beliefs that indluence or distort subjective perceptions and judgments. So, for examples, if ninth grade teacher Mr. Jones thinks Ahmed is brilliant, a bias occurs if that belief leads Mr. Jones to judge Ahmed's history essay as better than it really is.

Lee Jussim

Social Perception and Social Reality