Prompt

Describe a scenario from your life when your own bias or someone else's bias influenced a personal or professional decision or statement. Biases are "hardened prejudices that act as a distorting lens, preventing a clear view of people and events. Such prejudices are treated as factual when they are not."

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your journal assignment:

1. Describe a scenario in which your bias or someone else's bias influenced your decision
   1. Provide a description of the bias.
   2. Identify the source of the bias. If you are unsure of the source of the bias, explore possible sources.
   3. Explain the impact that bias had on the situation.
   4. Articulate the steps you could take to eliminate the bias.