Unconscious Bias

Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers

By Stacey Gordon

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Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers Quiz 1

Question 1 of 4

How does unconscious bias impact the bottom line?

• It doesn’t. If an employee quits because of suspected bias, you can always replace them, so it is better to keep a forward-looking perspective and move fast.
• Addressing unconscious bias in the workplace will create a more positive company reputation and consistent employee satisfaction, leading to lower employee turnover and increased profitability.
• Creating departments, hiring experts, and training employees on bias is expensive and time consuming.
• Acknowledging your pain points around unconscious bias distracts employees AND clients from the sales process, decreasing sales.

Question 2 of 4

As long as you have less than a 5% bias in favor of promoting men, the outcome of promoting a man versus a woman remains the same.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Question 3 of 4

Cognitive bias is a synonym for _____.

• none of these answers
• stereotypes
• heuristics
• unconscious bias

Question 4 of 4

What is unconscious bias?

• bias that affects our decision-making ability
• bias that is automatically activated
• bias that affects how you think from day to day
• all of these answers

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Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers Quiz 2

Question 1 of 6

How can you structure your decision making process so that it is fair?

• Randomize the process.
• Create standardized processes.
• Favor the person you have something in common with.
• It is impossible to design a fair decision making process.

Question 2 of 6

What is the best example of affinity bias?

• Your boss promotes your coworker because she is the top performing employee.
• You choose to hire a candidate because you were in the same fraternity.
• You are the only one laid off in your department because you were the newest addition to the company.
• Your company hires the candidate with the least amount of experience because they aced the interview and pre-employment test.

Question 3 of 6

How can Group Think or the Bandwagon Effect affect your company?

• You are a small company, so group think doesn’t affect us.
• Group think is something you encourage in order to maintain a progressive culture
• Group think promotes the best ideas because they are supported by a majority.
• Group Think can stifle creativity and independent thought.

These are Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers

Question 4 of 6

What is the best description of confirmation bias?

• Confirmation bias is selecting your ideas after they have been confirmed to be best.
• none of these answers
• Confirmation bias is seeking out evidence that confirms your initial perceptions, ignoring contrary information.
• Confirmation bias is when you conform your view to that of the most popular view in a group.

Question 5 of 6

Perception bias can account for overlooking underrepresented groups in the hiring process.

• FALSE
• TRUE

Question 6 of 6

How can managers avoid the Halo Effect?

• all of these answers
• They should ignore their initial evaluation because it will always lead to the Halo Effect.
• They can begin by assuming the worst and then working to change their perception
• They can review their processes for evaluating work and put checks and balances in place.

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Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers FINAL EXAM

Question 1 of 6
What are some ways you can challenge or prevent Group Think?

• Take on the role of dissenter in every meeting without establishing this as a meeting norm.
• none of these answers
• Reserve a sizable block of time to critically evaluate the options that have been discussed.
• Allow the person with the most authority in the room to state their preferences first.

Question 2 of 6
What is the Halo Effect?

• The Halo Effect is someone’s aura.
• The Halo Effect is the effect someone’s continued good works has on you.
• The Halo Effect is our tendency to think everything about a person is good because our first impression of them was good.
• The Halo Effect is when someone pretends to be nice to their peers when they actually dislike them.

Question 3 of 6
How can you combat confirmation bias?

• Look for data that disproves your point.
• Review all of the data in your possession.
• Ask others to review your conclusions.
• all of these answers

These are Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers

Question 4 of 6
How can you begin to notice perception bias?

• Ensure there is widespread awareness of our role as individuals in perpetuating unconscious bias.
• all of these answers
• Acknowledge that the problem exists.
• Resolve to do something and hold yourself accountable.

Question 5 of 6
Heuristics are the _ that humans use to reduce task complexity in judgment and choice.

• biases
• shortcuts
• assumptions
• emotions

Question 6 of 6
Focusing on unconscious bias _.

• is necessary to address primarily when the bias has a large impact on the workforce
• is necessary, but not a priority because candidates won’t know biases exist in your company
• is necessary as candidates are beginning to make decisions about job offers based on a company’s reputation and management of diversity issues
• isn’t necessary because bias will have no financial impact on your company

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Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers

Unconscious Bias Linkedin Learning Answers