unconscious bias
Americannoun
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deep, general patterns and shortcuts of cognitive processing that a person is unaware of and that underlie implicit bias.
Etymology
Origin of unconscious bias
First recorded in 1780–90
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She also called for unconscious bias training in public bodies to be scrapped because it is "proven not to work".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Present in Rogers’ critique is precisely this type of unconscious bias.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026
I also have questions for you about conscious or unconscious bias: What actual evidence do you have that this woman is trying to seduce your father?
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Websites for Meta’s unconscious bias training and TechPrep, a resource hub for underrepresented people and their parents to learn about computer science, are no longer online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2025
This is quite clearly the kind of unconscious bias that the IAT picks up on.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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