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History 200

This guide is designed to support Dr. Foster's History 400 class

Research Biases

chronic Eurocentrism favoring European perspectives

present-day bias interpreting the past through modern lenses

selection bias choosing sources that confirm existing beliefs

narrative bias or confirmation bias constructing a story with a predetermined outcome

gender bias marginalizing women's experiences

racial bias underrepresenting or misrepresenting marginalized groups

hindsight bias assuming past events were more predictable than they were

explanation bias oversimplifying causal relationships in historical events