{"id":144,"date":"2021-06-25T16:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt-100\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:28:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T18:28:22","slug":"week-3-bias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/crt100fyef23barnes\/week-3-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3: Bias"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Activity 1<\/strong>: What is a bias?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

How would you explain it to a friend? If you are not sure, google it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Activity 2<\/strong>: Watch a clip on bias. <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Watch this New York Times<\/em> clip<\/a> titled “Who, Me? Biased?” How would you “audit” yourself for bias?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity 3<\/strong>: Read article on bias. <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Read an article on bias by the economist Richard Heilbroner. Since this article is not in public domain, please go to Blackboard<\/a>\/ Extra materials to access it. You can also see it here<\/a>: this is a copy of when it first appeared in 1961, and a bit hard to read, but still interesting to see. This article first appeared in IBM’s Think Magazine<\/em> in 1961 and was then published in Reader’s Digest<\/em> in 1962. Please note that I requested a pdf of the article through ILL<\/a>, BMCC’s Inter Library Loan, where you, too, can request access to articles and books at no cost to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity 4<\/strong>: 24 biases<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Here is a poster of 24 biases. <\/a>Do you think this is a lot? There are more, actually. Please review all the biases here. No need to memorize them all–but the next several activities will give you a chance to process this material a bit more and to zoom in on a few biases. B<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity 5<\/strong>: Bias quiz in class. <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Take the bias quiz. I suggest you keep the poster of biases open during the quiz. This will help you answer the questions and master this modules concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity 6<\/strong>: Watch a video on media bias. <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Watch this 5-minute video on Media Bias. How does social media shape your political opinions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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