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Self-profiling test
1. Conscious biases are much more common than unconscious biases.
A. TRUE.
B. FALSE.
2. Biases are essentially existing knowledge and beliefs that influence our behaviour in group bias
A. TRUE.
B. FALSE.
3. We are able to control the mechanism by which our brain creates unconscious biases.
A. TRUE.
B. FALSE.
4. Which statement is true?
A. implicit biases are very dangerous to relationships with others.
B. understanding the mechanism of unconscious biases does not allow for more informed decision making.
C. unconscious biases that arise in our minds make us bad people.
D. none of the answers is correct.
5. Every person is not completely free from unconscious biases.
A. TRUE.
B. FALSE.
6. 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.
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. Is it enough to identify your cultural bias?
A. Yes, once identified I don’t need to take action.
B. No, I need to also take action to limit their impact on my thoughts and behavior.
C. It is not even important to consider cultural biase.
D. I don’t know how I should be able to identify them.
10. 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.
11. Which of the following js a way to avoid unconscious bias?
A. We need to be as quick as possible when making a decision.
B. Unconscious biases are beyond our control.
C. Using the right language.
D. Relying on one’s instinct.
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 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.
14. What should you do if you have a worker with an academic degree from another country?
A. Ignore the person's CV as his or her university degree is not the same as that of other colleagues.
B. Translate it with an automatic translator to find out what it says.
C. Hire a sworn translator to translate it and assess its validity.
D. None of the above.
15. For a stereotype or prejudice to be known by a whole community, there must…
A. Be norms in each culture that promote and reinforce it.
B. Be bodies in place to prevent it from spreading.
C. Be socialising agents in each culture that promote and reinforce them.
D. Be people who encourage the fight against prejudice.
16. What factors can reinforce unconscious bias?
A. The family.
B. The media.
C. The educational system.
D. All of the above.
17. To avoid prejudices and stereotyping of a worker before hiring him/her…
A. It is better not to talk to him/her.
B. You can simply talk to the worker to resolve differences.
C. The worker should think like the rest of the colleagues.
D. The company can create a probationary period to test and judge the person's skills and knowledge and not be swayed by prejudices and stereotypes.
18. In order to manage stereotypes we can:
A. Ignore peers who are from a different cultural background.
B. Talk to all colleagues openly.
C. Assume that we all think alike and that there are no differing opinions.
D. Do nothing.
19. What does “Ethnocentrism” mean?
A. Avoidance of egotism.
B. Display of empathy for the cultural other.
C. Ability to assume the perspective of the cultural other.
D. Inability to take the perspective of the cultural other.
20. 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.
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. What are the reasons why an organisation may benefit financially from reducing (cultural) unconscious bias?
A. Higher personnel fluctuation.
B. Higher productivity.
C. Higher personnel dissatisfaction.
D. Higher ineffectiveness.
24. In which way may the work on (cultural) unconscious bias influence the personnel on an emotional level?
A. It leads to more satisfaction.
B. Il leads to more competition.
C. Il leads to more discontent.
D. It leads to more disharmony.
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
Open
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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