Revealing Your Unconscious: Part 1

About this episode

<p>Would you consider yourself to be prejudiced against people who are different from you? Most of us would say no. But in the late 1990s, researchers created a test to measure biases that may be hidden from our conscious minds. Millions of people have taken it since, and not everyone likes what they've discovered. This week, we launch a two-part look at implicit bias with psychologist <a href="https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/mahzarin-r-banaji">Mahzarin Banaji</a>. We ask how is it that we can hold negative stereotypes — without being aware of them.</p><p>To learn more:</p><p><a href="https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/">Project Implicit</a></p><p><a href="https://outsmartingimplicitbias.org/">Outsmarting Implicit Bias</a></p><p><i>Did you hear all the episodes in our Happiness 2.0 series? Be sure to check out our </i><a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/happiness-2-0-the-reset-button/"><i>conversation about awe</i></a><i>, and how we can cultivate more of it in our lives. And if you like our work, please consider </i><a href="https://www.patreon.com/HiddenBrain"><i>supporting</i></a><i> it. Thanks! </i></p><p> </p><p> </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>