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Do you know what bias is? Can you explain it with reference to the media? Watch the video below and make a note of the various types of bias presented.
In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and a man who can make data sing, Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens, and reveals the ten instincts that distort our perspective.
Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world.
Do the following quiz to see how realistic your vision of the world is.
How did you do? What conclusion can you draw about your own vision of the world?
What do you think it is based on?
Watch the video below on the confirmation bias and pay attention to details, to be able to answer the questions listed below.
Which examples are given of information that does not seem to convince people?
What do people do when the information they get doesn’t confirm what they already believe?
What does information not take into account?
What was the conclusion of the experiment made on people and their reaction on climate change?
In another experiment, what happened when 2 people disagreed on an issue?
What was discovered about the more intelligent people?
What do you personally understand from the example with the parents and their attitude to vaccines?
Watch the video below and then try to answer the questions
"Why does confirmation bias make us more likely to be fooled by "fake news"?
What solutions for confirmation bias did the video present?
How do you think people's behaviour can be influenced? Have you ever used any strategies to influence / manipulate others?
Do you know the meaning of the word 'nudge'? If not, do a bit of research online and then explain it to the class.
Now read the text below on commonly used nudges. In pairs, try to come up with other examples for at least half of the nudges mentioned in the text.
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