Mahzarin R. Banaji,Anthony G. Greenwald
I know my own mind.,I am able to assess others in a fair and accurate way.,These self-perceptions are challenged by leading psychologists Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald as they explore the hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, and nationality.,â€œBlindspotâ€ is the authorsâ€™ metaphor for the portion of the mind that houses hidden biases. Writing with simplicity and verve, Banaji and Greenwald question the extent to which our perceptions of social groupsâ€”without our awareness or conscious controlâ€”shape our likes and dislikes and our judgments about peopleâ€™s character, abilities, and potential.,In ,Blindspot,, the authors reveal hidden biases based on their experience with the Implicit Association Test, a method that has revolutionized the way scientists learn about the human mind and that gives us a glimpse into what lies within the metaphoric blindspot.,The titleâ€™s â€œgood peopleâ€ are those of us who strive to align our behavior with our intentions. The aim of ,Blindspot, is to explain the science in plain enough language to help well-intentioned people achieve that alignment. By gaining awareness, we can adapt beliefs and behavior and â€œoutsmart the machineâ€ in our heads so we can be fairer to those around us. Venturing into this book is an invitation to understand our own minds.,Brilliant, authoritative, and utterly accessible, ,Blindspot, is a book that will challenge and change readers for years to come.,Praise for ,Blindspot, Â ,â€œConversational . . . easy to read, and best of all, it has the potential, at least, to change the way you think about yourself.â€,â€”Leonard Mlodinow, ,The New York Review of Books,Â , â€œAccessible and authoritative . . . While we may not have much power to eradicate our own prejudices, we can counteract them. The first step is to turn a hidden bias into a visible one. . . . What if weâ€™re not the magnanimous people we think we are?â€,â€”,The Washington Post,Â , â€œBanaji and Greenwald deserve a major award for writing such a lively and engaging book that conveys an important message: Mental processes that we are not aware of can affect what we think and what we do. ,Blindspot, is one of the most illuminating books ever written on this topic.â€,â€”Elizabeth F. Loftus, Ph.D., distinguished professor, University of California, Irvine; past president, Association for Psychological Science; author of ,Eyewitness Testimony, Â , â€œA wonderfully cogent, socially relevant, and engaging book that helps us think smarter and more humanely. This is psychological science at its best, by two of its shining stars.â€,â€”David G. Myers, professor, Hope College, and author of ,Intuition: Its Powers and Perils, Â , â€œ[The authorsâ€™] work has revolutionized social psychology, proving thatâ€”unconsciouslyâ€”people are affected by dangerous stereotypes.â€,â€”,Psychology Today,â€œAn accessible and persuasive account of the causes of stereotyping and discrimination . . . Banaji and Greenwald will keep even nonpsychology students engaged with plenty of self-examinations and compelling elucidations of case studies and experiments.â€,â€”,Publishers Weekly, Â , â€œA stimulating treatment that should help readers deal with irrational biases that they would otherwise consciously reject.â€,â€”,Kirkus Reviews
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Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People