bias
partiality that prevents objective or alternative consideration of an issue or situation
not invented here
dysfunctional institutional culture that eschews reusing products or ideas of external origin
social stigma of obesity
weight prejudice
idol
term in philosophy
cognitive bias
systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment due to subjective perception of reality
equity home bias puzzle
term given to describe the fact that individuals and institutions in most countries hold only modest amounts of foreign equity
Inherent bias
the effect of underlying factors or assumptions that skew viewpoints of a subject under discussion
political bias
bias or perceived bias involving the slanting and altering of information to make a political position or political candidates seem more attractive
prejudice
prejudgment, or forming an opinion before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case
ethnocentrism
judging other cultures, practices, behaviors, beliefs and people solely by the values, standards and frame of reference of one's own
Funding bias
tendency of a scientific study to support the interests of its funder
optimism bias
cognitive bias that causes someone to believe that they themselves are less likely to experience a negative event
cronyism
practice of partiality
algorithmic bias
systematic and repeatable errors in a computer system that create unfair outcomes, such as privileging one arbitrary group of users over others
Matilda effect
bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists
moral high ground
status of being respected for remaining moral, and adhering to and upholding a universally recognized standard of justice or goodness
media bias
bias within the mass media
homophobia
negative attitudes and discrimination toward homosexuality
publication bias
type of bias when authors are more likely to submit, or editors are more likely to accept, positive results than negative or inconclusive results
Cultural cringe
an internalized inferiority complex that causes people in a country to dismiss their own culture as inferior to the cultures of other countries
occupational psychosis
unhealthy biases and behaviors associated with occupations and careers
word learning bias
process in early language acquisition
Anti-Protestantism
intense dislike or fear of Protestantism, hostility or prejudice towards Protestants
non-response bias
phenomenon in which the results of elections, studies, polls, etc. become non-representative because the participants disproportionately possess certain traits
attribution bias
a cognitive bias that refers to the systematic errors made when people evaluate their own and others' behaviors
tribalism
the state of being organized by, or advocating for, tribes or tribal lifestyles
Emotional bias
distortion in cognition, judgement and decision making due to emotional factors
participation bias
type of bias
blue shift
observed phenomenon in US politics
chauvinism
exaggerated patriotism and a belligerent belief in national superiority
gender bias
bias on a person or collective due to its gender
reporting bias
selective revealing or suppression of unhelpful information
forecast bias
probabilistic or statistical property of the forecast error, leading to consistent differences between actual outcomes and previously generated forecasts of those quantities
impact bias
tendency for people to overestimate the effect an event will have
Victory disease
victory disease occurs when, due to complacency, hubris, or arrogance, a military engagement ends disastrously
self-righteousness
a feeling or display of moral superiority derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of others
systemic bias
inherent tendency of a process in institutions as well as in non-human systems to support particular outcomes
racial profiling
suspecting, targeting or discriminating against someone due to ethnicity, religion, or nationality, rather than on individual suspicion or evidence