if you are deciding between two identical job positions you’d be more
identical job positions you’d be more
identical job positions you’d be more likely to choose the one with him as
likely to choose the one with him as
likely to choose the one with him as your boss than with her as your boss in
your boss than with her as your boss in
your boss than with her as your boss in fact studies show that sometimes we opt
fact studies show that sometimes we opt
fact studies show that sometimes we opt to do the same job for a man rather than
to do the same job for a man rather than
to do the same job for a man rather than a woman for several thousand dollars
a woman for several thousand dollars
a woman for several thousand dollars less we can behave this way without even
less we can behave this way without even
less we can behave this way without even knowing it because of an implicit bias
knowing it because of an implicit bias
knowing it because of an implicit bias an automatic association between female
an automatic association between female
an automatic association between female and non leader if you are in a new place
and non leader if you are in a new place
and non leader if you are in a new place at night and needed directions you’d be
at night and needed directions you’d be
at night and needed directions you’d be more likely to ask him for help than to
more likely to ask him for help than to
more likely to ask him for help than to ask him because three-quarters of people
ask him because three-quarters of people
ask him because three-quarters of people have an implicit bias associating black
have an implicit bias associating black
have an implicit bias associating black men with danger does this make you
men with danger does this make you
men with danger does this make you uncomfortable well that’s because you’re
uncomfortable well that’s because you’re
uncomfortable well that’s because you’re a good person learning we have unjust
a good person learning we have unjust
a good person learning we have unjust subconscious beliefs that don’t line up
subconscious beliefs that don’t line up
subconscious beliefs that don’t line up with our conscious ones is a little
with our conscious ones is a little
with our conscious ones is a little disturbing we’ve been socially
disturbing we’ve been socially
disturbing we’ve been socially conditioned to have all sorts of
conditioned to have all sorts of
conditioned to have all sorts of implicit biases when they apply to
implicit biases when they apply to
implicit biases when they apply to social groups like race and gender we
social groups like race and gender we
social groups like race and gender we know they’re bad but sometimes we
know they’re bad but sometimes we
know they’re bad but sometimes we endorse our biases hi my name is Molly
endorse our biases hi my name is Molly
endorse our biases hi my name is Molly Teitelbaum and today I’m going to be
Teitelbaum and today I’m going to be
Teitelbaum and today I’m going to be talking to you about our biases towards
talking to you about our biases towards
talking to you about our biases towards peccadilloes or harmless offenses like
peccadilloes or harmless offenses like
peccadilloes or harmless offenses like having a big ego or being really nervous
having a big ego or being really nervous
having a big ego or being really nervous or this this might bother you a lot and
or this this might bother you a lot and
or this this might bother you a lot and if it does you probably don’t feel badly
if it does you probably don’t feel badly
if it does you probably don’t feel badly about that it you because it’s
about that it you because it’s
about that it you because it’s gross you should stop who you and I have
gross you should stop who you and I have
gross you should stop who you and I have an explicit bias a conscious bias that
an explicit bias a conscious bias that
an explicit bias a conscious bias that we know about
we know about
we know about but what if that’s not exactly why it
but what if that’s not exactly why it
but what if that’s not exactly why it annoys us philosopher Martha Nussbaum
annoys us philosopher Martha Nussbaum
annoys us philosopher Martha Nussbaum explains that we tend to react to things
explains that we tend to react to things
explains that we tend to react to things that disgust us like they’re immoral but
that disgust us like they’re immoral but
that disgust us like they’re immoral but really they just break social norms and
really they just break social norms and
really they just break social norms and this is interesting people who are
this is interesting people who are
this is interesting people who are particularly bothered by open mouth
particularly bothered by open mouth
particularly bothered by open mouth chewing have been shown to have
chewing have been shown to have
chewing have been shown to have abnormally high sensitivity to sound so
abnormally high sensitivity to sound so
abnormally high sensitivity to sound so we don’t just have an explicit bias that
we don’t just have an explicit bias that
we don’t just have an explicit bias that made that video bother us
made that video bother us
made that video bother us we have implicit biases to to describe
we have implicit biases to to describe
we have implicit biases to to describe biases like these that target
biases like these that target
biases like these that target peccadilloes I coined the term PACA
peccadilloes I coined the term PACA
peccadilloes I coined the term PACA Dilek implicit bias the idea for the
Dilek implicit bias the idea for the
Dilek implicit bias the idea for the name came from this scene in Good Will
name came from this scene in Good Will
name came from this scene in Good Will Hunting he’s laughing because Robin
Hunting he’s laughing because Robin
Hunting he’s laughing because Robin Williams just confided that his wife
Williams just confided that his wife
Williams just confided that his wife used to fart in her sleep he explains
used to fart in her sleep he explains
used to fart in her sleep he explains that he and his wife knew all of each
that he and his wife knew all of each
that he and his wife knew all of each other’s little peccadilloes he found
other’s little peccadilloes he found
other’s little peccadilloes he found hers to be endearing he says people call
hers to be endearing he says people call
hers to be endearing he says people call these things imperfections but they’re
these things imperfections but they’re
these things imperfections but they’re not that’s the good stuff and now I
not that’s the good stuff and now I
not that’s the good stuff and now I won’t be trying to convince you to
won’t be trying to convince you to
won’t be trying to convince you to reconsider those those things that
reconsider those those things that
reconsider those those things that bother you about them as the good stuff
bother you about them as the good stuff
bother you about them as the good stuff but what I will be saying is that the
but what I will be saying is that the
but what I will be saying is that the traits and habits that bother us out of
traits and habits that bother us out of
traits and habits that bother us out of proportion don’t merit the unfair
proportion don’t merit the unfair
proportion don’t merit the unfair treatment that inevitably follows from
treatment that inevitably follows from
treatment that inevitably follows from PACA Dilek implicit biases consider the
PACA Dilek implicit biases consider the
PACA Dilek implicit biases consider the 75% of the population with implicit
75% of the population with implicit
75% of the population with implicit weight bias common automatic
weight bias common automatic
weight bias common automatic associations linked weight with
associations linked weight with
associations linked weight with incompetence and laziness medical
incompetence and laziness medical
incompetence and laziness medical professionals have been shown to
professionals have been shown to
professionals have been shown to demonstrate lower levels of care for
demonstrate lower levels of care for
demonstrate lower levels of care for heavier patients spending less time
heavier patients spending less time
heavier patients spending less time educating them about their health and
educating them about their health and
educating them about their health and expressing lower desire to even help
expressing lower desire to even help
expressing lower desire to even help them
them
them so our Pekka Dilek implicit biases can
so our Pekka Dilek implicit biases can
so our Pekka Dilek implicit biases can be really dangerous
be really dangerous
be really dangerous but our Pekka Dilek explicit biases are
but our Pekka Dilek explicit biases are
but our Pekka Dilek explicit biases are sometimes super important like when we
sometimes super important like when we
sometimes super important like when we use a conscious bias against non
use a conscious bias against non
use a conscious bias against non friendliness to decide someone shouldn’t
friendliness to decide someone shouldn’t
friendliness to decide someone shouldn’t be a salesperson or our new best friend
be a salesperson or our new best friend
be a salesperson or our new best friend or life partner but implicit biases come
or life partner but implicit biases come
or life partner but implicit biases come explicit biases come with their implicit
explicit biases come with their implicit
explicit biases come with their implicit counterparts it’s a package deal to give
counterparts it’s a package deal to give
counterparts it’s a package deal to give you a better idea of the sorts of things
you a better idea of the sorts of things
you a better idea of the sorts of things we can have these biases towards I went
we can have these biases towards I went
we can have these biases towards I went through my Facebook friends and started
through my Facebook friends and started
through my Facebook friends and started writing down my biases towards them his
writing down my biases towards them his
writing down my biases towards them his ego she’s self-important boring insecure
ego she’s self-important boring insecure
ego she’s self-important boring insecure cares about looks controlling awkward
cares about looks controlling awkward
cares about looks controlling awkward fake pushover whiny thinks she’s cool
fake pushover whiny thinks she’s cool
fake pushover whiny thinks she’s cool cares about being cool fake stupidly
cares about being cool fake stupidly
cares about being cool fake stupidly apathetic not friendly overbearing
apathetic not friendly overbearing
apathetic not friendly overbearing insecure nervous quiet talks too much
insecure nervous quiet talks too much
insecure nervous quiet talks too much bad listener dramatic entitled and that
bad listener dramatic entitled and that
bad listener dramatic entitled and that brings me a third of the way through the
brings me a third of the way through the
brings me a third of the way through the aims so we all have a lot of these
aims so we all have a lot of these
aims so we all have a lot of these biases they can be sorted into this
biases they can be sorted into this
biases they can be sorted into this framework personality based biases
framework personality based biases
framework personality based biases towards personality traits we dislike
towards personality traits we dislike
towards personality traits we dislike value-based biases towards traits and
value-based biases towards traits and
value-based biases towards traits and habits that reflect values we disapprove
habits that reflect values we disapprove
habits that reflect values we disapprove of and discussed based biases towards
of and discussed based biases towards
of and discussed based biases towards traits and habits that disgust us take a
traits and habits that disgust us take a
traits and habits that disgust us take a look at the examples and start to think
look at the examples and start to think
look at the examples and start to think of your biases in each category now you
of your biases in each category now you
of your biases in each category now you may be looking at these lists of
may be looking at these lists of
may be looking at these lists of negative qualities and thinking these
negative qualities and thinking these
negative qualities and thinking these are terrible people deserve to be
are terrible people deserve to be
are terrible people deserve to be treated worse for them so I ask that you
treated worse for them so I ask that you
treated worse for them so I ask that you shift gears now and take a moment to
shift gears now and take a moment to
shift gears now and take a moment to consider your peccadilloes those things
consider your peccadilloes those things
consider your peccadilloes those things about you that might bother the person
about you that might bother the person
about you that might bother the person sitting next to you considered to what
sitting next to you considered to what
sitting next to you considered to what extent you have control over these
extent you have control over these
extent you have control over these things if you wanted to stop doing them
things if you wanted to stop doing them
things if you wanted to stop doing them could you now imagine that for each of
could you now imagine that for each of
could you now imagine that for each of your peccadilloes there exists
your peccadilloes there exists
your peccadilloes there exists people with the corresponding Pekka
people with the corresponding Pekka
people with the corresponding Pekka Dilek implicit biases so that
Dilek implicit biases so that
Dilek implicit biases so that subconsciously
subconsciously
subconsciously they other you treating you less kindly
they other you treating you less kindly
they other you treating you less kindly all of the time and withholding
all of the time and withholding
all of the time and withholding opportunities from you because of them
opportunities from you because of them
opportunities from you because of them for most of us this thought experiment
for most of us this thought experiment
for most of us this thought experiment elicits a lot of discomfort this
elicits a lot of discomfort this
elicits a lot of discomfort this inconsistency in how we perceive
inconsistency in how we perceive
inconsistency in how we perceive PACA dillos in ourselves versus and
PACA dillos in ourselves versus and
PACA dillos in ourselves versus and others can be explained by a funny
others can be explained by a funny
others can be explained by a funny psychological phenomenon actor-observer
psychological phenomenon actor-observer
psychological phenomenon actor-observer bias makes us really forgiving of our
bias makes us really forgiving of our
bias makes us really forgiving of our own faults and harsh on everybody else’s
own faults and harsh on everybody else’s
own faults and harsh on everybody else’s like if I’m being a bad listener it’s
like if I’m being a bad listener it’s
like if I’m being a bad listener it’s because I had a really hard day and just
because I had a really hard day and just
because I had a really hard day and just need to vent but usually talking to me
need to vent but usually talking to me
need to vent but usually talking to me is better than therapy but if you’re a
is better than therapy but if you’re a
is better than therapy but if you’re a bad listener you’re a self-centered
bad listener you’re a self-centered
bad listener you’re a self-centered inconsiderate snob we can overcome this
inconsiderate snob we can overcome this
inconsiderate snob we can overcome this intense double standard by applying the
intense double standard by applying the
intense double standard by applying the same compassionate rationale we afford
same compassionate rationale we afford
same compassionate rationale we afford ourselves to others actually that’s the
ourselves to others actually that’s the
ourselves to others actually that’s the first step in D biasing critical
first step in D biasing critical
first step in D biasing critical analysis of our PACA Dilek biases and
analysis of our PACA Dilek biases and
analysis of our PACA Dilek biases and considering to what extent the explicit
considering to what extent the explicit
considering to what extent the explicit biases might be useful and how the
biases might be useful and how the
biases might be useful and how the implicit ones never are take the example
implicit ones never are take the example
implicit ones never are take the example of a value-based bias against greediness
of a value-based bias against greediness
of a value-based bias against greediness picture that one friend who’s a moocher
picture that one friend who’s a moocher
picture that one friend who’s a moocher you offer her some potato chip sheets
you offer her some potato chip sheets
you offer her some potato chip sheets the whole bag she never pays you backs
the whole bag she never pays you backs
the whole bag she never pays you backs or returns your clothing while we can
or returns your clothing while we can
or returns your clothing while we can use an explicit bias to decide not to
use an explicit bias to decide not to
use an explicit bias to decide not to hang out with her or tell her she needs
hang out with her or tell her she needs
hang out with her or tell her she needs to give our clothes back if she wants to
to give our clothes back if she wants to
to give our clothes back if she wants to borrow more our implicit bias just makes
borrow more our implicit bias just makes
borrow more our implicit bias just makes us subconsciously associate people who
us subconsciously associate people who
us subconsciously associate people who break our values with bad moral
break our values with bad moral
break our values with bad moral character so we act passive-aggressive
character so we act passive-aggressive
character so we act passive-aggressive without realizing it through what
without realizing it through what
without realizing it through what scholar Mary Rowe named micro inequities
scholar Mary Rowe named micro inequities
scholar Mary Rowe named micro inequities micro inequities are
micro inequities are
micro inequities are small acts that communicate disapproval
small acts that communicate disapproval
small acts that communicate disapproval and often go unnoticed by the person
and often go unnoticed by the person
and often go unnoticed by the person who’s doing them so we might unknowingly
who’s doing them so we might unknowingly
who’s doing them so we might unknowingly use an agitated tone with our friend
use an agitated tone with our friend
use an agitated tone with our friend avoid eye-contact text under the table
avoid eye-contact text under the table
avoid eye-contact text under the table or over it at least micro inequities can
or over it at least micro inequities can
or over it at least micro inequities can be felt and they’re hurtful we act mean
be felt and they’re hurtful we act mean
be felt and they’re hurtful we act mean because our subconscious falls prey to
because our subconscious falls prey to
because our subconscious falls prey to actor-observer bias we perceive
actor-observer bias we perceive
actor-observer bias we perceive malicious intent but all of these
malicious intent but all of these
malicious intent but all of these forgetful acts can be attributed to a
forgetful acts can be attributed to a
forgetful acts can be attributed to a biological personality trait non
biological personality trait non
biological personality trait non conscientiousness non conscientiousness
conscientiousness non conscientiousness
conscientiousness non conscientiousness has been linked with high mortality
has been linked with high mortality
has been linked with high mortality rates and bad oral hygiene if she could
rates and bad oral hygiene if she could
rates and bad oral hygiene if she could stop doing these things she would we
stop doing these things she would we
stop doing these things she would we have to keep this in mind all the time
have to keep this in mind all the time
have to keep this in mind all the time to avoid implicitly motivated
to avoid implicitly motivated
to avoid implicitly motivated mistreatment so how can we infiltrate
mistreatment so how can we infiltrate
mistreatment so how can we infiltrate our subconscious to stop acting on these
our subconscious to stop acting on these
our subconscious to stop acting on these biases we can use implementation
biases we can use implementation
biases we can use implementation intentions
intentions
intentions these are if-then plans of action that
these are if-then plans of action that
these are if-then plans of action that prime your mind to think of implicit
prime your mind to think of implicit
prime your mind to think of implicit bias under relevant circumstances take
bias under relevant circumstances take
bias under relevant circumstances take this catch-all implementation intention
this catch-all implementation intention
this catch-all implementation intention that you can plug any bias into if
that you can plug any bias into if
that you can plug any bias into if someone activates my PACA Dilek implicit
someone activates my PACA Dilek implicit
someone activates my PACA Dilek implicit bias against greediness then I will
bias against greediness then I will
bias against greediness then I will treat that person with humanity it
treat that person with humanity it
treat that person with humanity it sounds simple but it works once I
sounds simple but it works once I
sounds simple but it works once I started using implementation intentions
started using implementation intentions
started using implementation intentions by repeating them to myself a few times
by repeating them to myself a few times
by repeating them to myself a few times every day the first thing I noticed was
every day the first thing I noticed was
every day the first thing I noticed was that everybody annoys me I’m just
that everybody annoys me I’m just
that everybody annoys me I’m just talking to somebody and she starts
talking to somebody and she starts
talking to somebody and she starts speaking really fast and fidgeting her
speaking really fast and fidgeting her
speaking really fast and fidgeting her hands triggers my implementation
hands triggers my implementation
hands triggers my implementation intention to be nice to anxious people
intention to be nice to anxious people
intention to be nice to anxious people they can’t help it I’m sitting in class
they can’t help it I’m sitting in class
they can’t help it I’m sitting in class taking notes someone participates and he
taking notes someone participates and he
taking notes someone participates and he speaks for five
speaks for five
speaks for five minutes triggers my implementation
minutes triggers my implementation
minutes triggers my implementation intention about ego but I have to
intention about ego but I have to
intention about ego but I have to remember that confidence is good and it
remember that confidence is good and it
remember that confidence is good and it could be his defense mechanism I’m with
could be his defense mechanism I’m with
could be his defense mechanism I’m with my best friend and then some new people
my best friend and then some new people
my best friend and then some new people walk in and she starts acting strange
walk in and she starts acting strange
walk in and she starts acting strange she’s trying to impress them triggers my
she’s trying to impress them triggers my
she’s trying to impress them triggers my implementation intention about people
implementation intention about people
implementation intention about people who care about being cool now this one
who care about being cool now this one
who care about being cool now this one actually made me realize a nudey biasing
actually made me realize a nudey biasing
actually made me realize a nudey biasing technique mutuality biasing my friend
technique mutuality biasing my friend
technique mutuality biasing my friend knew all about my thesis paper on Pekka
knew all about my thesis paper on Pekka
knew all about my thesis paper on Pekka Dilek implicit bias so it was really
Dilek implicit bias so it was really
Dilek implicit bias so it was really easy for me to just tell her I’m biased
easy for me to just tell her I’m biased
easy for me to just tell her I’m biased against this thing that you do and do
against this thing that you do and do
against this thing that you do and do you know what she said that she’s been
you know what she said that she’s been
you know what she said that she’s been trying to stop doing it herself
trying to stop doing it herself
trying to stop doing it herself awareness and desire to improve really
awareness and desire to improve really
awareness and desire to improve really helps me to not get so annoyed so
helps me to not get so annoyed so
helps me to not get so annoyed so practicing openness with the people
practicing openness with the people
practicing openness with the people you’re close to in implementation
you’re close to in implementation
you’re close to in implementation intentions for everybody else is a
intentions for everybody else is a
intentions for everybody else is a little tedious at first but with some
little tedious at first but with some
little tedious at first but with some practice it becomes second nature I want
practice it becomes second nature I want
practice it becomes second nature I want to leave you with some food for thought
to leave you with some food for thought
to leave you with some food for thought there’s a risk of large-scale social
there’s a risk of large-scale social
there’s a risk of large-scale social injustice when peccadilloes are
injustice when peccadilloes are
injustice when peccadilloes are associated with social groups for
associated with social groups for
associated with social groups for example many East Asian countries have
example many East Asian countries have
example many East Asian countries have traditional values of privacy and
traditional values of privacy and
traditional values of privacy and quietness that Westerners are often
quietness that Westerners are often
quietness that Westerners are often biased against in our society women are
biased against in our society women are
biased against in our society women are taught body insecurity but people value
taught body insecurity but people value
taught body insecurity but people value confidence and have PACA Dilek implicit
confidence and have PACA Dilek implicit
confidence and have PACA Dilek implicit biases against insecurity which means
biases against insecurity which means
biases against insecurity which means that women are being treated worse and
that women are being treated worse and
that women are being treated worse and respected less for something they only
respected less for something they only
respected less for something they only do because of their social group there
do because of their social group there
do because of their social group there are endless examples like this and
are endless examples like this and
are endless examples like this and prejudiced action rooted in social group
prejudiced action rooted in social group
prejudiced action rooted in social group membership is a particularly dangerous
membership is a particularly dangerous
membership is a particularly dangerous breed of injustice this only raises the
breed of injustice this only raises the
breed of injustice this only raises the stakes for combating PACA Dilek implicit
stakes for combating PACA Dilek implicit
stakes for combating PACA Dilek implicit biases
biases
biases so good luck devising and know that it
so good luck devising and know that it
so good luck devising and know that it won’t just make you kinder you’ll
won’t just make you kinder you’ll
won’t just make you kinder you’ll actually be less annoyed all the time
actually be less annoyed all the time
actually be less annoyed all the time thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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