Dealing with Bias

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by rainmaker
what are the ways and means of overcoming it?

Juulie, this is a really hard question to answer. But here's my best shot. You said that it's a "sub-conscious" thing. So my only advice would be to make a conscious effort when you're on the floor to disregard previous associations. At first, this will be tough, b/c you'll already be consciously sorting through all kinds of activity. And then you'll have to add one more judgment on top of the advantage/disadvantage question.

"That's Mike. Tsk, he bumped the dribbler. He knows better than that. [Arm starts to rise] Well, dribbler's still going to the basket. Guess I shouldn't call that one just b/c it was Mike."

I don't know if that's really your internal dialogue, Juulie, but I'm just trying to illustrate how you might consciously work through those little pre-conceived or tender-hearted biases.

Does that help?

Chuck