Implicit Bias: The Power of Automatic, Unintended Mindsets
Description
Implicit mindsets operate on important life judgments and decisions. Implicit biases are linked to critical STEM outcomes such as choice of major and performance on high stakes tests.
Participants will learn about:
- Measuring implicit bias in STEM
- The Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT) (https://implicit.harvard.edu)
- Taking the "Gender-Science" IAT.
- Strategies for changing implicit biases and avoiding their effects.