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Self-profiling test
1. Affinity Bias is the tendency to evaluate people who come from the same “group” more favourably
A. TRUE.
B. FALSE.
2. Unconscious biases are caused by our brain, which uses mental shortcuts to help us make faster decisions.
A. TRUE.
B. FALSE.
3. Which of the following is not directly related to unconscious bias?
A. Over-analysing experienced situations.
B. The subconscious mind searches for what is familiar and close to us.
C. Our own experiences.
D. Cultural conditioning.
4. We are able to control the mechanism by which our brain creates unconscious biases.
A. TRUE.
B. FALSE.
5. Which sentence is true?
A. Implicit biases can be completely eliminated.
B. As people with biases, we have the right to think we are inferior to others.
C. Knowledge of unconscious bias has remained the same for years.
D. Debunking stereotypes must be conscious.
6. Which strategies help eliminate bias?
A. Avoiding the company of people with whom we have little in common; Imposing behaviours on others that we consider appropriate.
B. Seeking alternative groups of people to relate to; Actively doubting our own objectivity.
C. Resisting stereotypical thinking; Giving up complete indifference to gender/skin color/age, etc.
D. Changing perspective, point of view; Changing work place, environment, etc.
7. Why is it important to view the candidate rather than jump to assumptions?
A. To let intelligent data insights, guide your decision-making process.
B. Because it takes less time.
C. Because how a candidate looks can affect their selection chances.
D. It depends on the job position.
8. Why is cultural bias bad?
A. There isn't anything negative about cultural bias.
B. Cultural bias makes the recruiting process long and exhausting.
C. Cultural bias is limiting your candidate selection during the hiring process especially for migrants and leading to a workplace lacking in diversity.
D. Cultural bias leads to a very fast recruitment process and decisions that have been taken too quickly may have a negative impact on the business.
9. Why can it be hard to recognize unconscious biases in your organisation?
A. Because you don’t have any biases.
B. It happens at a partially unconscious level.
C. You feel too embarrassed to open up about your biases.
D. This is not something that can be recognized or measured in any way.
10. Why is it important to understand our unconscious biases?
A. To speed up the hiring process.
B. To improve our digital skills.
C. Today biases and discrimination are more subtle and therefore harder to understand.
D. We don’t have to identify our biases because they are unconscious.
11. Why should we introduce standardized guideline questions?
A. It helps us decide whether to give up on a candidate early in the hiring process.
B. It helps us pick candidates more like ourselves.
C. Better annual salaries.
D. Avoiding giving preferential questions to recruiters.
12. What is the role of “likeability” in relation to unconscious bias in recruitment processes?
A. It gives us more control over our biases.
B. We must pick candidates we find likeable.
C. We can easily dismiss a candidate.
D. It helps suppress our biases by not thinking about them.
13. Why is there prejudice against people who have studied in other countries?
A. Because the educational differences, skills and competences acquired may not be the same in one country as in another and may not be adapted to the job.
B. Because there are prejudices against certain studies.
C. Because, depending on the country, some studies are worth more than others.
D. Because it is better to work in the place where you are studying in order not to have difficulties.
14. Why is it helpful to hire a sworn translator?
A. For nothing, a document in another language can be presented in the same way in any foreign company and organisation.
B. To help migrants find work abroad.
C. For the benefit of the company when hiring foreigners.
D. To ensure that qualifications and, consequently, the skills acquired are recognised.
15. Might there be social groups considered as lower social groups by certain people because of their unconscious bias?
A. True.
B. False.
16. What factors can reinforce unconscious bias?
A. The family.
B. The media.
C. The educational system.
D. All of the above.
17. A traineeship can be used to…
A. Benefit the company and take away workload.
B. Check the trainee’s knowledge and train him/her if necessary in case of prejudices or stereotypes about his/her studies in another country.
C. Maintain a good prior relationship with the employee.
D. Save the company money.
18. Objectivity and fairness at work serves to:
A. Avoid having bad thoughts caused by stereotypes and be as fair as possible.
B. Absolutely nothing.
C. Favouring discriminated persons.
D. Favouring discriminatory groups.
19. What is the function of stereotyping?
A. It is a brain’s working mode to structure the world.
B. It is a character trait.
C. It is an inborn human characteristic.
D. Helpful way of rational thinking.
20. Which of the following is important when wanting to manage unconscious bias?
A. Avoidance of unconscious bias.
B. Denial of unconscious bias.
C. Acceptance of unconscious bias.
D. Approval of unconscious bias.
21. What role does the “written form” have in preventing bias?
A. The written form reduces the number of readers.
B. The written form enhances traceability.
C. The written form is more difficult to understand.
D. The written form last through time.
22. What should organisations do when starting to work on unconscious bias?
A. Identify colleagues subject to bias.
B. Ridicule situations where unconscious bias shows.
C. Provide information about unconscious bias.
D. Try not to see unconscious bias in the organisation.
23. To which positive effect on the personnel structure may the reduction of (cultural) unconscious bias contribute?
A. More personnel fluctuation.
B. More multicultural personnel.
C. More homogeneous personnel.
D. More partial personnel.
24. In which way may multicultural personnel contribute beneficially to better problem solutions?
A. By bringing in a smaller range of approaches.
B. By better avoiding conflicts.
C. By asking colleagues to comment on the processes.
D. By bringing in a wider range of approaches.
Please select your answer!
Your results
Module 1
What is unconscious bias
Open
Understand how unconscious biases are created
Open
Recognising your own unconscious bias
Open
Module 2
Unconscious Bias in Recruitment
Open
How to identify unconscious bias
Open
How to avoid unconscious bias in the recruitment processes
Open
Module 3
The impact of unconscious bias in the workplace
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How to identify unconscious bias at the workplace
Open
Managing and dealing with unconscious bias at the workplace
Open
Module 4
Cultural unconscious bias at individual level
Open
Cultural unconscious bias at organizational level
Open
Benefits of reducing unconscious bias
Open
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