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Bias

Taller men and slimmer women make more money: artificial intelligence confirms this pay gap

There are many reasons why we discriminate against others. Some are obvious, others not so much. Some receive a lot of media coverage, others are not even mentioned in the media. One of the most profound discrimination regarding family income and that is rarely taken into account is that related to physical appearance or beauty. … Read more

Categories Psychology Tags Attractive, Beauty, Bias, Body

Fundamental attribution error: the tendency to believe that people’s behavior is fixed and immutable

People tend to be too inclined to attribute the behavior of others to their permanent characteristics. They always underestimate the power of the situation to force someone to behave in a certain way. Social psychologists call it a "fundamental attribution error . " A classic study In a now classic study to demonstrate this bias, … Read more

Categories Psychology Tags Behaviour, Bias

You can’t trust scientists because they are full of biases: that’s what science exists for

When people talk about science, both for better and for worse, they are often referring to scientists or experts of all stripes. If it is for the bad, talk about those who make mistakes or deceive. If it is for the better, they speak of geniuses who have changed the world. However, science is not … Read more

Categories Fact Check Tags Bias, Publication, Results

Our judgments are not only full of biases, they are full of noise (and it does not matter what topic we analyze)

When it comes to a moral judgment, whatever, we are crossed by biases, but also noise. For that reason, it is not enough to have empathy . Because empathy, for example, favors the members of the in-group (own group) over those of the out-group (outside group), as this study suggests. Noise is ubiquitous As the … Read more

Categories Psychology Tags Bias, Judgment, Noise

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