Implicit Bias & Wrongful Conviction “Implicit bias” exists when we unconsciously hold attitudes or judgments about other people or social groups. In the criminal legal system, implicit bias creates an unacceptable risk of wrongful conviction for people of color. This video is a collaboration between Ethics Unwrapped and Illinois Innocence Project. View
Intro to Behavioral Ethics: Sports Edition Outside pressures, internal biases, decision-making shortcuts, and other factors can lead us to make unethical choices. As research in sports psychology has improved athletic performance, research in behavioral ethics can improve our moral performance. View
Tangible & Abstract: Sports Edition We tend to be more strongly influenced by what is happening here and now. We often fail to consider the consequences of our choices for the future or the impact of our actions on those we don’t know. View
Self-serving Bias: Sports Edition The self-serving bias causes us to see things in ways that support our best interests and our pre-existing points of view. View
Role Morality: Sports Edition Our moral standards are often determined by the role we see ourselves playing at the time. This can lead us to make decisions and act very differently in the moral realm depending on our role. View
Overconfidence Bias: Sports Edition Athletes – like everyone else – are overconfident in their abilities. It can be counterproductive to be overconfident about our athletic ability, but overconfidence in our morality can cause us to act without any real ethical reflection. View
Obedience to Authority: Sports Edition We have a natural tendency to want to please those in charge. Athletes especially have a self-serving incentive to follow their coaches’ instructions. This makes it easy to rationalize unethical behavior as simply “doing as we’re told.” View
Loss Aversion: Sports Edition We tend to detest losses much more than we enjoy wins. This means we are more likely to act unethically to avoid losing something we already have, like a spot on the team, than we would to gain it in the first place. View
Incrementalism: Sports Edition Small incremental changes in our behavior can lead us to unconsciously lower our ethical standards over time. Doing something bad one time makes it easier to rationalize our actions the next time we act unethically. View
Framing: Sports Edition Our frame of reference can impact our understanding of the facts and influence our moral decisions. In sports, maintaining ethics in our frame of reference can be challenging, especially when winning is the goal. View