Bias is?

• A. Prejudiced feelings, outlook, or leanings for or against a particular person, race, ethnicity, age, or group, often without taking others' opinions into consideration.
• B. A systematic approach to evaluating information.
• C. The process of fact checking.
• D. The order of events.

Answer: (A)

Bias means having prejudiced feelings or leanings toward or against a particular person, race, ethnicity, age, or group, often without considering others’ opinions. In social studies, recognizing bias helps you understand why people present information in a way that favors their own viewpoint and where those perspectives might distort the facts. Bias can be shown openly or run implicitly, affecting judgments and actions even if someone isn’t fully aware of it. For example, a source that treats members of a group unfairly because of stereotypes demonstrates bias. The other ideas listed describe how we handle or organize information—evaluating information systematically, fact checking, or ordering events—not the attitude or predisposition toward a group.