Psychologists Mahzarin Banaji of Harvard University and Anthony Greenwald of the University of Washington are authors of the book The Blind Spot, which examines the existence of implicit biases and prejudices that we often carry, of which we are not even aware: “Blindspot” is a metaphor to capture that portion of the mind that houses hidden biases. The authors use it to ask about the extent to which social groups – without our awareness or conscious control – shape our […]

Categories: Reports/Studies • Tags: Anthony Greenwald, Blindspot, Implicit Association Test, Mahzarin Banaji, Prejudice, stereotypes