In social identity theory, an implicit bias or implicit stereotype, is the pre-reflective attribution of particular qualities by an individual to a member of some social out group.[1]
I don’t know if others will have a similar misunderstanding of what you meant by “implicit bias”. But if so, to avoid confusion, I’d suggest you use a different term like “implicit assumption” instead.
When I saw “implicit bias” in the post’s title, I was expecting a very different post. I was expecting a definition along the lines of:
I don’t know if others will have a similar misunderstanding of what you meant by “implicit bias”. But if so, to avoid confusion, I’d suggest you use a different term like “implicit assumption” instead.
Thanks! I’ve changed it to ‘biasing assumptions’, since everything has implicit assumptions :)