Which is an example of gender bias?

Hiring more men than equally qualified women

Which is the least likely to be biased and why?

A report by qualified outsiders on a school's performance

Which is advertising bias? A fast food company funded school textbooks in an Indian school.

The school has a healthy eating programme.

Part 2: What is sensationalism?

Language aiming to attract attention but not always accurate

Which research report on the link between cancer and smoking is most likely to be biased?

The report from the company's own paid researchers.

Sensationalism in online videos and other sources is mainly used to...

Attract attention and gain more hits/viewers.

A media organisation supports Trump and use him in adverts. They also promote his ideas.

This is political and advertising bias.

Choose the correct statement

Bias can be positive or negative while prejudice is negative

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This quiz shows possible examples of bias and sensationalism and players have to evaluate them.

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1
Who called the media 'fake news'?
Michael Jordan
Donald Trump
Justin Bieber
Donald Duck
2
'Ebola plane lands in UK!' (There was only 1 person infected and quarantined). Pick 1 2 3 or 4.
This sensational headline is deliberately misleading.
This sensational headline aims to create fear and panic.
All of the above.
This sensational headline uses 'exaggeration'.
3
Which is an example of gender bias?
A journalist excludes damaging facts about someone
A teacher gives her niece higher marks
Hiring more men than equally qualified women
A judge should send a celebrity to prison but doesn't.
4
Which is the least likely to be biased and why?
A report by qualified outsiders on a school's performance
A school's own report evaluating its teaching and learning
A company's own website evaluating its products
A TV advert
5
Part 1: What is bias?
Preferring someone or something over another (unfairly)
One-sided
All of the above
Prejudice against someone or something
6
A professor quotes his friend's statistics knowing that they are inaccurate. This is..?
Gender bias
Advertising bias
Corporate bias
Academic bias
7
Which is advertising bias? A fast food company funded school textbooks in an Indian school.
The textbook has an article on the company's food.
The school has a healthy eating programme.
Many school teachers there discourage fast-food.
The textbook teaches basic English grammar.
8
Sensationalism is mostly associated most often with which 2 groups?
Educators
The media
Celebrities
Construction
9
Part 2: What is sensationalism?
Academic and objective language
Language aiming to attract attention but not always accurate
Factual and cautious language
Understatement
10
A network gives more air-time to one election candidate than to her rival. This is...?
Corporate bias
Political bias
Academic bias
Advertising bias
11
Which research report on the link between cancer and smoking is most likely to be biased?
An academic journal article on the topic
Research carried out independently
A medical report on the link between cancer and smoking
The report from the company's own paid researchers.
12
Sensationalism in online videos and other sources is mainly used to...
To discourage viewers/watchers
Attract attention and gain more hits/viewers.
To scare people
To make people angry
13
A media organisation supports Trump and use him in adverts. They also promote his ideas.
This is political and advertising bias.
This is academic and advertising bias.
This is gender and political bias.
This not bias.
14
On expert's research is peer-reviewed but he is friends with his reviewers. This is..?
Advertising bias
Academic bias
Political bias
Corporate bias
15
Which is most likely to use sensational language?
Trade journals such as The Economist.
Newspapers such as the The Guardian and The Times.
Tabloids.
Sources from the XJTLU library.
16
Choose the correct statement
Prejudice is always positive
Bias can be negative or positive while prejudice is positive
Bias can be positive or negative while prejudice is negative
Bias is always negative

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