Question

Explain the relationship among bias, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. (250 word)

Answer 1

There has been various instances in which bias, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination is generally considered as phrases possessing the same concepts but in actual it is not. If we define all the phrases separately we can actually understand the difference.

Bias - Inclination towards an individual or a group of individuals which is considered as unfair.

Prejudice - It can be defined as a pre conceived notion which is not based on a any logic or actual experience

Stereotyping - This is possessing a fixed image or idea on an individual or a group of individuals

Discrimination - Unfair treatment based on gender, color, age, religion, national origin, etc.

if we look at the definition we will understand that prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination are all forms of bias either positive or negative and this differs based on the factors such as emotion, behavior and cognition and therefore it is very much clear that prejudice is a form of emotional bias, stereotyping is a form of cognitive bias and discrimination is behavioral bias.