An important goal in diversity education is helping students recognize their biases. Whether they are implicit or explicit, biases stem from reliance on common cognitive heuristics that help people navigate their complex social world. Thus, they are part of being human. Students may be troubled by this knowledge—few people like hearing that they might be prejudiced. This discomfort can be addressed by explaining that biases need not result in resentment or hate against outgroup members; more often they reflect instead a generalized preference for the ingroup that comes at the expense of the outgroup (Brewer, 2017). Moreover, teaching about how biases operate can open the door to educating students about ways to prevent acting on their biases (Casad et al., 2013). 

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