Mitigating bias blind spot via a serious video game

Elena Bessarabova; Cameron W. Piercy; Shawn King; Cindy Vincent; Norah E. Dunbar; Judee K. Burgoon; Claude H. Miller; Matthew Jensen; Aaron Elkins; David W. Wilson; Scott N. Wilson; Yu Hao Lee

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.089

Mitigating bias blind spot via a serious video game

Elena Bessarabova, Cameron W. Piercy, Shawn King, Cindy Vincent, Norah E. Dunbar, Judee K. Burgoon, Claude H. Miller, Matthew Jensen, Aaron Elkins, David W. Wilson, Scott N. Wilson, Yu Hao Lee

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We employed a serious video game to train participants on bias blind spot (BBS), capturing training effects on BBS mitigation and knowledge at three points in time. Experiment 1 (N = 703) compared the effects of hybrid training (a combination of implicit and explicit training) to implicit training; Experiment 2 (N = 620) tested the effects of just-in-time versus delayed feedback; and Experiment 3 (N = 626) examined the effects of singleplayer versus multiplayer learning environments. We also tested differences in game duration (30 vs. 60 min play) and repetition (single vs. repeated play). Overall, the video game decreased BBS linearly over time and increased BBS knowledge at posttest, but knowledge decayed at 8-week posttest. These and other results are discussed, along with the implications, limitations, and future research directions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	452-466
Number of pages	15
Journal	Computers in Human Behavior
Volume	62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.089
State	Published - Sep 1 2016

Keywords

Bias blind spot
Dynamics
Mitigation
Serious video games
Time

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Human-Computer Interaction
General Psychology

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