es

a) determine the different types of biases and

prejudices;

b) differentiate biases and prejudices through

examples; and

c) recognize situation that depict biases; and

d) prejudice through brainstorming provide ways

on how to minimize or avoid bias and prejudice.
Have you ever judge before because of your Have you selectively listened to someone who is
appearance and behavior? speaking in preference to your choice?

Have you come so receptive or friendly to Have you ever experienced not being selected and
certain people only? not being given a favor.
Differentiating
Bias and
Prejudice
  Closely related

 Often used intercheably

BIAS PREJUDICE
Bias
 What is...?
Bias
●expresses a strong inclination
toward or against an idea or a
person without any basis.
“Favoratism “Unfairness
Example “Favoratism”

Bias “Unfairness”

● An employer is biased
against women. As a
result, that employer
will hire men
applicants even if there
are qualified women
applicants.
 Anchoring
Bias

Media Halo
Bias Common
types of
Effect
BIAS

Confirmation Conformity
Bias Bias
No.1
People rely too much on
Anchoring Bias pre-existing information or
the first information they
find when making
decisions.

Involve a suspension of normal civil rights

No.2

Media Biases
Journalists and news
producers select the events
and stories that are reported,
and how they are covered.
No.3
The tendency of people
Confirmation Bias
to favor information
that confirms their
existing beliefs.

You Others
 When one makes a wrong
No.4

Confirmity Bias or unfortable decision to

fit in to please the group of
people.
No.5
• a type of cognitive bias whereby our
Halo Effect perception of someone is positively
influenced by our opinions of that
person’s other related traits.

• “what is beautiful is also good” principle.

People who are

considered attractive tend
to be rated higher on the
other positive traits as
well.
Prejudice
 What is...?
Discrimination
Prejudice

● Giving groundless evaluation of an

idea or a person even before
understanding it or knowing the
person.
 Example “Favoratism”

Prejudice “Unfairness”

● An employer is biased
against women. As a
result, that employer
will hire men
applicants even if there
are qualified women
applicants.
 Racism

Sexism Religion
Common
types of
Prejudice

Classsism Ageism
No.1
the idea that groups of people exhibit
Racism different personality, characteristics,
and can be separated based on the
dominance of one race over another.
No.2
Sexism
• a form of prejudice based on sex or
gender.
No.3
Classism
• this is a prejudice based on social class
or grouping of individuals based on
wealth, occupation, income, education,
and social network.
No.4
Ageism
this is a prejudicial attitude towards
older people, old age, and aging
process.
No.4
Religion
This is attitude towards a person or
group differently because of the
particular beliefs about religion.
 BIAS
 an inclination for or against a
person idea or thing
especially in a way
considered to be unfair
 both negative and positive
attitudes
 results in unfairness
Example
 Teacher X faavors certain students
over others in grading final
performance.
PREJUDICE
 reconceived opinion that is
not based actual experience
or reason.
 usually negative attitudes
 results in discrimination
Example
 Some people may consider all
Muslim women to be illiterate and
uneducated.
(This is actually a prejudice against
religion)
ACTIVITY TIME!
The statements in the boxes B below
show prejudiced thought and biased
action. Match the statement in boxes
B to the corresponding type of
prejudice in boxes A and type of bias
in boxes C.
Directions: Identify whether the
statement for each item shows
bias or prejudice.
 A mentally disabled person
should not be allowed to go to
school. They do not possess
the capacity to learn.
Prejudice
 A big amount of food
was shared with his
closest neighbor only.
Bias
 He's considered dumb
because his grades in
all subjects are poor.
Prejudice
The newly opened
hotel in our town
accommodates only
rich people.
Bias
 Being a new member of the
group, his opinion was rejected
during the meeting as the
senior officers underrated this.
Prejudice
 The Filipinos were not lucky
enough to be selected in the
contest because
they were considered
incompetent to match other
countries' strengths.
Prejudice
 On her birthday, she
announces to his classmates
that only close friends are
invited.
Bias
 All Asians are considered
inferior in the knowledge
of the international
language.
Skit Roleplay
Task 1: You are an OFW and you came
home to the Philippines. You have
been swabbed and was quarantined
for 14 days. One of your neighbors
caught a fever. What do you think will
happen next? Create a short scenario
portraying biases and prejudices and
make a conclusive solution on how to
avoid these experiences in the future.
Be creative
Task 2. A school refuses to admit a pupil
with a facial disfigurement because of
concerns that she may upset other pupils.
Create a short scenario portraying biases
and prejudices and make a conclusive
solution on how to avoid these
experiences in the future. Be creative.
 Task 3: You are an immigrant to the
USA. You have learned that your
neighbor is a racist and hate Asian
people. The problem is, it is not only
the husband but all the family
members feel the same hatred. What do you
think will happen next? Create
a short scenario portraying biases and
prejudices and make a conclusive
solution on how to avoid these
experiences in the future. Be creative.
 Criteria Excellent Good Fair
UNDERSTANDING Indicates a clear Information is mostly Information is somewhat
OF THE TOPIC 10% understanding of topic accurate ¨Good accurate ¨Fair
understandingof topic understandingOftopic

COOPERATION 5% Accepts ideas of others; Accepts most ideas Unwilling to

able To compromise¨All without negative compromise¨Few
members contribute comments; able to members contributed
compromise Some tothe presentation
members contribute
something to the
presentation

PRESENTATION 15% Shows Shows some Unsure of responsibility

confidenceInformative confidence¨Presents ¨Somewhat informative
¨Entertaining; engages some information ¨Engages audience
audience Speaks loudly Engages audience Can barely Hard to hearSome
and clearly ¨Appropriate be heard Some use of movement
use of body language body language