social psychology

Having an opinion or a bias about a group of people that is not something you logically believe is true, but that you feel in your gut. You may or may not be aware of this bias.

• intersectionality

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

• false consensus

People overestimate the number of people who agree with their opinions

• confirmation bias

• mere exposure effect

• false consensus

• naive realism

The more we are exposed to something, the more we tend to like it

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

• cognitive dissonance

• mere exposure effect

The more we are exposed to something, the more we tend to like it

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

• cognitive dissonance

• mere exposure effect

When you hold two or more conflicting ideas in your mind or act in ways that conflict with each other.

• implicit bias

• cognitive dissonance

• confirmation bias

• mere exposure effect

The way in which different parts of a person’s identity interact

• intersectionality

• confirmation bias

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

People pay attention to and seek out information that supports their beliefs and opinions and ignore (or discount) information that contradicts them.

• confirmation bias

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

• naive realism

Holding an opinion about a group of people that you believe to be true. You know you hold this opinion and you believe you are right

• explicit bias

• implicit bias

• intersectionality

• cognitive dissonance

When someone is talking about a doctor, the first person I picture is a white man.

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

• intersectionality

• cognitive dissonance

We tend to believe that our opinions and preferences are objectively true (not just opinions, but actually facts)

• naive realism

• false consensus

• mere exposure effect

• cognitive dissonance