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Implicit-Bias Remedies: Treating Discriminatory Bias as a Public-Health Problem.
Anthony G Greenwald1, Nilanjana Dasgupta2, John F Dovidio3
1Department of Psychology, University of Washington.
Summary
Current interventions to reduce implicit bias are ineffective. Public health strategies like preventive measures and disparity-finding methods offer more promising approaches to address discrimination.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Implicit bias measures correlate with discriminatory judgment and behavior.
- This has led to interventions aimed at reducing implicit biases and their discriminatory outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the effectiveness of current interventions for implicit bias.
- To explore alternative strategies based on public health methods.
Main Methods:
- Review of research on individual treatment interventions and group training programs for implicit bias.
- Examination of public health strategies: preventive measures and disparity-finding methods.
Main Results:
- Existing interventions lack established methods for durable bias reduction.
- These interventions have not reproducibly reduced discriminatory consequences.
- Public health strategies show potential for disabling bias-to-outcome pathways and identifying disparities.
Conclusions:
- Individual and group interventions for implicit bias have proven ineffective.
- Preventive measures and disparity-finding methods offer a more promising public health-informed approach.
- Recommendations are provided for organizations seeking solutions for systemic and implicit biases.
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