Can prejudice ever be a good thing?

Name: Can prejudice ever be a good thing?
Uploaded: 2014-07-03T15:00:05Z
Duration: 16 min 10 s
Description: We often think of bias and prejudice as rooted in ignorance. But as psychologist Paul Bloom seeks to show, prejudice is often natural, rational ... even moral. The key, says Bloom, is to understand how our own biases work -- so we can take control when they go wrong.

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Paul Bloom |

TEDSalon NY2014

• January 2014

We often think of bias and prejudice as rooted in ignorance. But as psychologist Paul Bloom seeks to show, prejudice is often natural, rational ... even moral. The key, says Bloom, is to understand how our own biases work -- so we can take control when they go wrong.

psychology
behavioral economics