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Recognizing and coping with our own prejudices: Fighting liberal bias without conservative input

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2015

Roy F. Baumeister
Roy F. Baumeister*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306; and Department of Psychology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 22254, Saudi Arabia. baumeister@psy.fsu.eduhttps://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/baumeister.dp.htmlhttp://www.roybaumeister.com/
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Abstract

This commentary summarizes my struggle to overcome liberal bias without conservative input. I generally assume I am biased and constantly try to build a good-quality argument for the opposite view. Trying to dispense with one's liberal values can help, if one is willing. Frequent self-tests help. Liberal biases include race, gender, and poverty, but also dislike of business corporations and even Western civilization. Feminism is the single strongest and most powerful bias.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e132
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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