Title: What Is a Positive Bias and How It Distorts Your Perception of Other People - Learning Mind
Headings: What Is a Positive Bias and How It Distorts Your Perception of Other People
What Is a Positive Bias and How It Distorts Your Perception of Other People
A positive bias is still a pre-conceived notion.
Biases work in a number of different ways:
They determine your perception
People use bias because we don’t like uncertainty
The first perception wins
Your imagination is a powerful tool
Margaret Banford, M.A.
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Content: It is a tendency in humans to overestimate when good things will happen. There is even a specific use of this term in research. It refers to when someone in research only publishes positive outcomes. A positive bias is normally seen as a good thing – surely, it’s best to have a good outlook. But just because it is positive, it doesn’t mean we should ignore the ‘bias’ part. A positive bias is still a pre-conceived notion. These notions can be about abilities, personalities and values, or anything else. What matters is that they affect the way you view people, including someone you have never met before. Many people miss this because they assume bias must be negative. This is not the case – it can be positive too.