Psychiatry and Psychology

Implicit Bias

The attitudes or stereotypes that affect understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases which include favorable and unfavorable assessments, are activated involuntarily without individual's intentional control. (from https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/deprecated-unorganized/imported-assets/tjc/system-folders/joint-commission-online/quick_safety_issue_23_apr_2016pdf.pdf?db=web&hash=A5852411BCA02D1A918284EBAA775988)

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Abstract

The attitudes or stereotypes that affect understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases which include favorable and unfavorable assessments, are activated involuntarily without individual's intentional control. (from https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/deprecated-unorganized/imported-assets/tjc/system-folders/joint-commission-online/quick_safety_issue_23_apr_2016pdf.pdf?db=web&hash=A5852411BCA02D1A918284EBAA775988)

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7 entry terms
  • Bias, Implicit
  • Hidden Bias
  • Subconscious Bias
  • Unconscious Bias
  • Bias, Hidden
  • Bias, Subconscious
  • Bias, Unconscious

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2022

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  • Prejudice (2017-2021)

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  1. F01.145.813w.550w.281w
  2. F01.829w.595w.312w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Implicit Bias. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000087302. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000087302
  2. Implicit Bias. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicit_stereotype
  3. Implicit Bias. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6007314