Research Guides: Rutgers Reads 2021-2022: Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt:

Book Trailer

Author Info

Profile, Stanford University
McArthur Foundation
The Decision Lab
NYT Interview

Book Reviews

The New York Times
Kirkus Reviews
The Times
Forbes

What is Implicit Bias?

Jennifer Eberhardt defines implicit bias as “the beliefs and the feelings we have about social groups that can influence our decision making and our actions, even when we’re not aware of it.”

Test your own implicit bias.

Impact of Implicit Bias in Policing

Stanford big data study finds racial disparities in Oakland, Calif., police behavior, offers solutions
Implicit bias puts lives in jeopardy. Can mandatory training reduce the risk?
To end racial disparities in policing, we must look beyond the data
A Practical Approach to Police Bias: Can changing officers’ default protocols help change minds?

Author Talks and Interviews

Selected Scholarly Journal Articles

Hetey, & Eberhardt, J. L. (2018). The Numbers Don’t Speak for Themselves: Racial Disparities and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Justice System. Current Directions in Psychological Science : a Journal of the American Psychological Society, 2
Voigt, Camp, N. P., Prabhakaran, V., Hamilton, W. L., Hetey, R. C., Griffiths, C. M., Jurgens, D., Jurafsky, D., & Eberhardt, J. L. (2017). Language from police body camera footage shows racial disparities in officer respect. Proceedings of the National A
Okonofua, Walton, G. M., & Eberhardt, J. L. (2016). A Vicious Cycle: A Social–Psychological Account of Extreme Racial Disparities in School Discipline. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11(3), 381–398. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691616635592
Okonofua, & Eberhardt, J. L. (2015). Two Strikes: Race and the Disciplining of Young Students. Psychological Science, 26(5), 617–624. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615570365
Hetey, & Eberhardt, J. L. (2014). Racial Disparities in Incarceration Increase Acceptance of Punitive Policies. Psychological Science, 25(10), 1949–1954. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614540307
Rattan, Levine, C. S., Dweck, C. S., & Eberhardt, J. L. (2012). Race and the fragility of the legal distinction between juveniles and adults. PloS One, 7(5), e36680–e36680. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036680
Eberhardt, Davies, P. G., Purdie-Vaughns, V. J., & Johnson, S. L. (2006). Looking Deathworthy: Perceived Stereotypicality of Black Defendants Predicts Capital-Sentencing Outcomes. Psychological Science, 17(5), 383–386. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.
Eberhardt, Goff, P. A., Purdie, V. J., & Davies, P. G. (2004). Seeing Black: Race, Crime, and Visual Processing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87(6), 876–893. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.87.6.876