affinity bias
/əˈfɪnɪti ˌbaɪəs/
favoring people who are similar to oneself
affinity bias in a sentence
“Affinity bias in hiring leads to homogeneous teams that lack diversity of thought.”
Origin of affinity bias
Latin affinitas relationship by marriage from affinis bordering on
Related Words
fundamental attribution error
overemphasizing personality and underemphasizing situations when judging others' behavior
halo effect
letting one positive trait influence overall impression of a person
in-group bias
favoring members of one's own group over outsiders
out-group homogeneity
perceiving members of other groups as more similar to each other than they are
stereotype
a widely held but oversimplified idea about a group
projection bias
assuming others share one's current beliefs, values, or emotional states