Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Taking Stock of Explicit and Implicit Prejudice
- 1 Report from the NSF Conference on Implicit Bias
- Section I What is Implicit Bias and (How) Can We Measure It?
- Section II Do Measures of Implicit Bias Predict Cognition and Behavior?
- Introduction
- 6 The Impact of Implicit Racial Bias in Racial Health Disparities: A Practical Problem with Theoretical Implications
- 7 Revisiting the Measurement of Group Schemas in Political Science
- 8 Implicit Bias and Discrimination: Evidence on Causality
- 9 What Is the Unique Contribution of Implicit Measures in Predicting Political Choices?
- 10 Predicting Biased Voting Behavior with Implicit Attitude Measures: Results from a Voting Experiment and the 2008 Presidential Election
- Section III Challenges of Research on Implicit Bias
- Section IV Improving Measurement and Theorizing About Implicit Bias
- Section V How to Change Implicit Bias?
- Section VI Explicit Prejudice; Alive and Well?
- Section VII The Public’s (Mis)understanding of Implicit Bias
- Index
- References
8 - Implicit Bias and Discrimination: Evidence on Causality
from Section II - Do Measures of Implicit Bias Predict Cognition and Behavior?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 December 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Taking Stock of Explicit and Implicit Prejudice
- 1 Report from the NSF Conference on Implicit Bias
- Section I What is Implicit Bias and (How) Can We Measure It?
- Section II Do Measures of Implicit Bias Predict Cognition and Behavior?
- Introduction
- 6 The Impact of Implicit Racial Bias in Racial Health Disparities: A Practical Problem with Theoretical Implications
- 7 Revisiting the Measurement of Group Schemas in Political Science
- 8 Implicit Bias and Discrimination: Evidence on Causality
- 9 What Is the Unique Contribution of Implicit Measures in Predicting Political Choices?
- 10 Predicting Biased Voting Behavior with Implicit Attitude Measures: Results from a Voting Experiment and the 2008 Presidential Election
- Section III Challenges of Research on Implicit Bias
- Section IV Improving Measurement and Theorizing About Implicit Bias
- Section V How to Change Implicit Bias?
- Section VI Explicit Prejudice; Alive and Well?
- Section VII The Public’s (Mis)understanding of Implicit Bias
- Index
- References
Summary
There are widespread assumptions that implicit group bias leads to biased behavior. This chapter summarizes existing evidence on the link between implicit group bias and biased behavior, with an analysis of the strength of that evidence for causality. Our review leads to the conclusion that although there is substantial evidence that implicit group bias is related to biased behavior, claims about causality are not currently supported. With plausible alternative explanations for observed associations, as well as the possibility of reverse causation, scientists and policy makers need to be careful about claims made and actions taken to address discrimination, based on the assumption that implicit bias is the problem.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Implicit Bias and Racism , pp. 246 - 261Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025