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    The document is a quiz testing knowledge about unconscious bias. It contains 10 true/false and multiple choice questions about unconscious bias, including what it is, what causes it, and common biases. The answers provided indicate that unconscious bias is hidden preferences formed from life experiences that can negatively impact decisions. While unintentional, recognizing unconscious biases helps create more inclusive environments.

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    feature

    Story

    quiz: Test your


    knowledge of
    unconscious bias
    By Suri Surinder, with Cheryl Meyer
    Reprinted with permission from American Institute of CPAs
    The quiz originally appeared in the Journal of Accountancy

    Many professionals, without realizing it, make “unconscious” choices regarding those who are different
    in terms of race, gender, geographic origin, college education, and other factors. This “unconscious bias”
    impacts both personal and business decisions. How much do you know about unconscious bias? This quiz
    tests your knowledge on the subject.

    1. True or false: Unconscious bias is a hidden preference 7. Choose the best order for the words in the blanks.
    or predisposition for or against something. If we can be more _________ about some things that
    m True m False we are normally _______ about, we can mitigate
    unconscious bias.
    2. True or false: Unconscious biases exist in all of us, and m reflexive/reflective m reflective/reflexive
    are necessary to keep us safe.
    m True m False 8. Choose the best order for the words in the blanks.
    Labeling a reaction or a thought as unconscious bias
    3. True or false: Unconscious bias almost never results in ascribes neither favorable nor unfavorable________,
    suboptimal outcomes. even though it may have unfavorable________.

    m True m False m intent/impact m impact/intent

    4. What causes unconscious bias? 9. Choose the best order for the words in the blanks.
    One of the most commonly experienced unconscious
    m Discrimination and prejudice m Absence of training
    biases that could result in nondiverse environments and
    m Bad influences m Autopilot processing
    noninclusive behaviors is __________ bias, which causes
    m Absence of experience
    __________ with people similar to us.

    5. The percentage of information processed unconsciously m affiliation/affinity m affinity/affiliation


    by the human brain through experienced-based rules is:
    m Less than 10% m Less than 50% 10. Choose the best order for the words in the blanks.
    m More than 75% m More than 90% A good way to get people to realize their unconscious
    m More than 99% biases is by approaching them in a spirit of __________
    rather than __________.
    6. Recent research indicates that the most fundamental m inquiry/advocacy m advocacy/inquiry
    need that human beings have is:
    m Food, clothing, shelter m Belonging QUIZ ANSWERS PAGE 22
    m Safety m Esteem
    m Maximizing one’s potential
    16 January/February 2018
    Unconcsious Bias Quiz
    Answers & INFORMATION
    Quiz Page 16

    1. Unconscious bias is a hidden preference or when we begin to realize our dependency on our
    predisposition for or against something. parents for our physiological needs.
    True - That statement is the definition of bias,
    though in common usage bias has a negative 7. If we can be more __________ about some
    connotation because of its association with terms things that we are normally __________ about,
    like “prejudice” and “discrimination.” we can mitigate unconscious bias.
    reflective/reflexive - Unconscious bias is about being
    2. Unconscious biases exist in all of us, and are more aware and conscious of autopilot decisions that
    necessary to keep us safe. our brains make.
    True - Unconscious biases are often automatic
    responses designed to keep us safe from harm 8. Labeling a reaction or a thought as
    when dealing with potentially dangerous situations. unconscious bias ascribes neither favorable nor
    unfavorable________, even though it may have
    3. Unconscious bias almost never results in unfavorable________.
    suboptimal outcomes. intent/impact - One of the unique aspects of
    False - Sometimes the unconscious preferences that recognizing unconscious bias is that it assumes no
    function in autopilot mode in our brains can lead us ill intent since the underlying hypothesis is that it is
    to poor decisions in business the result of preferences that we do not know exist.
    However, there could be a negative impact.
    4. What causes unconscious bias?
    Autopilot processing - Unconscious biases are the 9. One of the most commonly experienced
    result of programmed guidelines and rules that unconscious biases that could result in nondiverse
    the brain learns based on experience and uses environments and noninclusive behaviors is
    for decisions that may not need—or allow for— __________ bias, which causes __________ with
    deliberate consideration. people similar to us.
    affinity/affiliation - Affinity bias is the instinctive
    5. The percentage of information processed gravitational pull we feel toward people who are
    unconsciously by the human brain through similar to us, and to whom we feel an affiliation with
    experienced-based rules is: as well. This can result in a homogenous environment
    More than 99% - The brain gets 11 million bits of composed only of our in-groups.
    information every minute and can deal with 40. The
    remaining 99.999996% of information is processed 10. A good way to get people to realize their
    unconsciously. unconscious biases is by approaching them in a
    spirit of __________ rather than __________.
    6. Recent research indicates that the most inquiry/advocacy - By being inquisitive and curious
    fundamental need that human beings have is: about why people think a certain way instead of being
    Belonging - Originally, the thinking was that food, an advocate of a different way, one can help them
    clothing, and shelter were the most fundamental realize their own unconscious biases.
    human needs. But recent research indicates that the
    need to belong is programmed into us as infants

    22 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018

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