implicit bias

noun

plural implicit biases

: a bias or prejudice that is present but not consciously held or recognized

These studies reveal that students, nurses, doctors, police officers, employment recruiters, and many others exhibit implicit biases with respect to race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, social status, and other distinctions.

—J. T. Jost et al.

"Research shows that the majority of people have an implicit bias that associates science and technology with gender, so from a very young age, girls are not encouraged to pursue these careers," she [Caroline Simard] said.

—Claire Cain Miller

Examples of implicit bias in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This type of questioning does not leave room for the fact that many of us come from different beginnings and that each of them is valid, but this question brings implicit bias to the forefront. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025

In business strategy realms, ghost scenarios are often used to identify implicit biases that shape perceptions, attitudes and beliefs about the future. —John Cairney, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025

Workplaces must become environments where microaggressions, implicit bias, and inequitable opportunities are actively dismantled. —Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers declined to comment on whether its staff receives implicit bias training. —Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for implicit bias

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