What is Bias?

Bias is when you have a preference or a tendency to think or act in a certain way, even if it might not be fair or accurate. For example, if you always choose your favorite color when coloring a picture, even if it doesn't match the picture, that's a bias.

In real life, bias can be a problem because it can lead to unfair treatment of people or groups. For example, if someone thinks that all boys are better at sports than girls, that's a bias. It's not fair to assume that just because someone is a boy or a girl, they are automatically good or bad at something.

It's important to try to recognize our biases and be aware of them so that we can treat everyone fairly and equally.

What are Cognitive Biases?

Cognitive biases are like tricks that our brains play on us. Sometimes our brains make mistakes in the way we think or remember things, and these mistakes can lead to biases.

For example, have you ever played a game of telephone, where one person whispers a message to another person, and then that person whispers it to someone else, and so on? By the time the message gets to the last person, it's usually different from the original message. That's because our brains can sometimes remember things incorrectly or change them without us realizing it.

Another example of a cognitive bias is called the "confirmation bias." This is when we only pay attention to information that confirms what we already believe, and we ignore information that goes against our beliefs. For example, if you think that all dogs are friendly, you might only notice the friendly dogs and ignore the ones that are not friendly.

Cognitive biases can be a problem because they can lead us to make bad decisions or treat people unfairly. It's important to be aware of our biases and try to think critically and objectively, so that we can make the best decisions possible.