Psychology · Concepts

BIAS — Bias

Psychology · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. Bias in the research process

   What bias is, and the biases that threaten objectivity when research is designed, run and interpreted.

2. Bias in theories and clinical practice

   How bias toward one perspective produces reductionism, and how gender and cultural bias affect diagnosis and treatment.

3. Bias in everyday behaviour

   Cognitive biases: the mental shortcuts that systematically distort ordinary judgement and decision-making.