%0 Journal Article
%T Policy Insights From Advances in Implicit Bias Research
%A B. Keith Payne
%A Heidi A. Vuletich
%J Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
%@ 2372-7330
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2372732217746190
%X Implicit bias, which refers to mental associations that can lead to unintentional discrimination, has become a focus as many organizations and institutions try to reduce disparities and increase inclusiveness. Many forms of implicit bias training are aimed at changing individuals¡¯ implicit biases. This approach treats implicit bias as a trait-like attribute of the person. Recent theoretical advances in understanding implicit bias, however, suggest that implicit bias may not be a stable attribute of individuals. Instead, implicit bias may better characterize social environments than people. Understanding implicit bias as a cultural phenomenon, rather than a fixed set of beliefs, has important policy implications. Most notably, the best approaches for reducing the harm of implicit bias should aim at changing social contexts rather than changing people¡¯s minds. Here, we highlight some considerations of this new understanding of implicit bias for policy makers aiming to reduce disparities and increase inclusion
%K implicit bias
%K explicit prejudice
%K Bias of Crowds
%K discrimination
%K interventions
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2372732217746190