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Understanding Implicit Bias: Putting the Criticism into Perspective
Author(s) -
Brownstein Michael,
Madva Alex,
Gawronski Bertram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pacific philosophical quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1468-0114
pISSN - 0279-0750
DOI - 10.1111/papq.12302
Subject(s) - implicit bias , criticism , perspective (graphical) , psychology , implicit attitude , epistemology , cognitive psychology , publication bias , inequality , social psychology , computer science , philosophy , political science , medline , law , artificial intelligence , mathematical analysis , mathematics
What is the status of research on implicit bias? In light of meta‐analyses revealing ostensibly low average correlations between implicit measures and behavior, as well as various other psychometric concerns, criticism has become ubiquitous. We argue that while there are significant challenges and ample room for improvement, research on the causes, psychological properties, and behavioral effects of implicit bias continues to deserve a role in the sciences of the mind as well as in efforts to understand, and ultimately combat, discrimination and inequality.