1.2 Explain The Concepts And Implications Of Unconscious Bias

Self-awareness is a person’s ability to identify their own character, feelings, motives, and desires by reflecting on themselves. Understanding your own strengths and weaknesses and can form your own action plan to develop. There are two types of self-awareness which are private and public, private self-awareness involves things which you are aware of, but others are not which can include examples such as being aware that crowded areas make you anxious. Public self-awareness on the other hand is being aware of how others perceive you which does not start developing in people until they are around five years old. Developing your own self-awareness is the path to improving your own self-esteem and gaining confidence in yourself to better your own personal
Both activities work well with each other as the feedback from the 360-degree feedback can form the SWOT analysis for yourself. AC1.2 - Explain the concepts and implications of unconscious bias. Unconscious bias is a prejudice people hold against certain groups of people that we may be unaware of. This bias can stem from past experiences, culture, or background. Examples of unconscious bias include the Halo & Horns effect, which involves projecting positive qualities onto people without confirming if they are true. This can often be signified by a person’s fashion choice or education, for example. On the other hand, the horns effect which states that ‘attractive’ people have a high chance of being seen as competent and successful whilst this may not reflect the truth. Additionally, affinity bias is another example which involves a bias being made towards people who share a natural connection, especially in job interviews. Sharing the same interests as the team of an interviewing manager can make you seem like a good cultural fit to hire, rather than basing that off your