Question

During interviews for a new surgical nurse, the nursing supervisor thought that dr. benson was overly critical of the candidate, who had a noticeable accent. when asked whether his judgment was unfair, dr. benson said that was nonsense, he could work with anyone, but thought one of the other hiring committee members may not be open-minded. dr. benson may be showing a/n ______________ bias.

Answer 1

Dr. Benson may be showing a Blind Spot bias.

What is a bias?

• Bias is the prejudice or inclination in favor of one person, thing or an idea such that it is considered to be unfair.
• Bias can be innate or learned (developed).
• The Dictionary of Psychology given by the American Psychological Association (APA) defines blind spot bias as the tendency of people with which they see themselves as less susceptible to nonconscious predispositions and cognitive influences than others.
• In this type, a person fails to see the impact of a bias on one’s own judgment.
• People who are high in bias blind spot are more likely to ignore the advice of other people as it also increase susceptibility to other related biases.

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