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diversity

Explore 3 cognitive biases related to this topic.

Moral Credential Effect

12 min read

The moral credential effect is the tendency for prior good deeds or egalitarian choices to give people a sense of license to act in less ethical or more biased ways afterward.

Social Biases / Self-licensing and morality

/ Moral Self-Licensing

Affinity Bias

12 min read

Affinity bias is the tendency to favor people who are similar to ourselves in background, interests, or identity, leading to unfair advantages in hiring, promotion, and collaboration.

Social Biases / Ingroup and similarity

/ Similarity Bias

Implicit Bias

10 min read

Implicit bias refers to automatic, unconscious associations and attitudes that influence our judgments and behaviors toward people and groups, often in ways that conflict with our stated values.

Social Biases / Unconscious attitudes

/ Unconscious Bias