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Hidden Biases of Good People

by Mahzarin R. Banaji

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appears in Inclusion Diversity, Psychology, and Science.

I know my own mind.I am able to assess others in a fair and accurate way.These selfperceptions are challenged by leading psychologists Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald as they explore the hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, di...

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appears in Inclusion Diversity, Psychology, and Science.

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