Response must illustrate critical thinking, insight, and be communicated in a reflective manner.Instructions:Bias simply refers to our preferred way of viewing things and is the result of many factors including personality and our environment (e.g. how we are raised, culture, observation, experience, etc.) – it literally influences how we see “everything.” Bias is so deeply rooted in how we perceive the world that it affects how we see ourselves and others. It also influences assumptions we make about other people and how we treat them. Bias is evident in so many different areas of our lives such as: who we choose to be friends with; who we date/ marry; who we team up with for group projects; who we hire and promote in the workplace; whose ideas we listen to; etc.Unfortunately, one of the results of personal bias is that it can often lead to stereotypes toward others. Although stereotypes in and of themselves do not necessarily have to be negative, our rigid biases can lead to negative and inaccurate stereotypes and thus impact how we treat others and interact with them.Reflect on how stereotypes have impacted your own life. Identify a specific experience when someone held a stereotype towards “you” that was inaccurate. How did this experience make you feel? Where do you feel their stereotype came from? Were you able to correct this person’s inaccurate assumption about you? What did you learn from this experience? What strategies can you use in the future in order to help you form more accurate assumptions about others, based on your experience of being on the receiving end of stereotyping? How will this help you within your professional practice within the workplace?
