Want to Debias Hiring? Change What Hiring Managers Focus On
Research on the “decoy effect” reveals one way bias sneaks into hiring decisions. It also suggests a solution.
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Linda Chang is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. She investigates the psychological mechanisms underlying bias and discrimination, and she is interested in creating scalable interventions to reduce conflict and harm in consequential social contexts.
Research on the “decoy effect” reveals one way bias sneaks into hiring decisions. It also suggests a solution.