Unconscious Bias Quiz

Ellie Collier

May 22, 2019

5 min read

Test Your Knowledge of Unconscious Bias

Our background, society, culture, stereotypes, and the media all make up our unconscious bias. Unconscious bias influences what we think, the judgements we make, and how we act. However, these biases can be detrimental, especially in our working lives. Do you know how to identify your biases and recognise when they are taking control? Take our quick quiz below to find out.

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What is prejudice?

Disliking somebody because they remind you of someone else you dislike

Liking somebody because they went to the same school as you

When you ascribe general characteristics to a specific group of people

Hostility towards a person that isn’t based on any valid reasoning or real-life experience

Correct! Wrong!

What is conformity bias?

Where you’re biased towards someone because they’re your friend

Where you focus only on one great feature about a person and ignore everything else

Where your views are swayed too much by other people

Where you focus only on one bad feature about a person and ignore everything else

Correct! Wrong!

What is the contrast effect?

Where you promote an employee because you get on well with them

Where you assess two or more similar things and compare them with each other

Where you attribute someone’s successes as being down to luck

Where you don’t offer someone a job because they didn’t go to university

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following is an example of affinity bias?

Promoting somebody who is hard working and has the skills required

Not hiring someone because they are young

Hiring somebody because they remind you of yourself

Denying someone a promotion because they have young children

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following is an impact of unconscious bias in a business?

Lower staff turnover

High levels of innovation

A lack of diversity

Lower average salaries

Correct! Wrong!

Unconscious Bias Quiz

Want to learn more about the skills that you need to recognise your own prejudgements? Take a look at our Unconscious Bias Training.

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Ellie Collier

Ellie Collier

Ellie Collier is the Content Production Manager at High Speed Training. As well as all areas of compliance, Ellie has always been passionate about mental health and has produced a range of materials to help teachers initiate positive conversations around it. She has featured in publications like Education Today for her work and produced a Mental Health Resource Pack for Schools, which was shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2019.

Her favourite article is Promoting Effective Communication in Health and Social Care