Bibliography: NHPW52M8

key	NHPW52M8
title	'Justly and Without Bias' : Consultation as a Technique for Mitigating Cognitive Biases
author	Elvira Espinosa, Andres
item type	Journal article
publication year	2023
date	2023
publication title	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
abstract note	This paper investigates the possibility that one purpose of consultation is the mitigation of cognitive biases in individual participants and in the group as a whole. After exploring the nature of cognitive biases through the lens of evolutionary psychology, the paper surveys existing research on effective methods of "debiasing” individuals. This research suggests that the most effective Environment for mitigating bias is a deliberative group, in which individual participants may be asked to justify their reasoning in a social environment of diverse perspectives. Bias mitigation diminishes over time, requiring repeated exposure to the debiasing environment. This model for debiasing strongly resonates with Bahá’í consultation, a conclusion that can enrich Assemblies' and other consulting groups' perspectives on, and expectations of, consultation.
pages	9-37
issue	4
volume	33
language	English
manual tags	CONSULTATION; BIAS