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Hidden Bias Reflection

Before reading the articles I've never thought about I have bias or prejudice to certain groups of people.  But the truth is I actually have prejudice to many groups of people. When I see the tests, there are many types of tests, and when I saw some of them I immediately know I do have the bias to that group of people. For example, I already knew I have the bias on race, age,  gender-science, skin-tone, weight, and gender-career. I was surprised I have so much unconscious bias to certain groups of people. And then I test sexuality IAT and I also have the bias on that too.

After reading the article I have a better understanding of how the bias could affect us to view things and even affect our actual behaviors. My sexuality IAT result shows that I have a slight preferential bias toward gay people. Before the test, I thought I'm in the middle. I don't have a bias to any straight or gay people. But after the test, I thought about it for a bit. I actually do have bias and it somehow affected my behaviors. For example,  I would be more friendly and closer to gay people because I think they have experienced how people can be treated differently or have prejudice to them because of their sexuality.  So I would be willing to know more about them than straight people. I think this bias has affected me and I need to be more conscious of that. 

Many people biased but they are not conscious about it. That's why people have stereotypes to a certain group of people which its totally unfair. So I think the test and the article are really good that they point out this problem and acknowledge people about this issue.

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