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Mistaking representatives of a certain subset of a category for representing the wider category as a whole. For example, a psychologist may not meet any mentally healthy individuals from a certain minority – yet believe that his experience of mental patients from that minority is an experience of how people from that minority group are in general. (In Swedish: representationsbias)

When applied to a category of human beings, this is a [[facet of categorism]].

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 It is likely to intersect with facets such as:
 * ''[[Unchecked Aversion]]'':  Letting the negative experiences grow into bigotry.
 As well as with [[abstractions of categorism|abstractions]] such as:

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	When Representation Bias occurs on the [[group level]] in a context of scientific research, it is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selection_bias Selection Bias].		When Representation Bias occurs on the [[group level]] in a context of scientific research, it is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selection_bias Selection Bias].
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 Examples of applying this facet to a particular [[foci of categorism]] can include:
 * ''[[Racism]]'': As a psychiatrist with no dark-skinned friends or co-workers, your personal experience is that every single dark-skinned person you meet have severe mental problems (because those who don't are far less likely to seek your help as a psychiatrist)... if this leads you to believe that you know something about the mental health of dark-skinned people in general, it makes you rather racist.
 ==Representation Bias in example texts==
 * [[Adam's homophobia]]: Adam reducing gay people to sexual acts and assume almost everyone to be heterosexual – gays who don't misbehave doesn't count as “gay” to him.

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	Examples of applying this facet to a particular [[foci of categorism]] can include:		Examples of applying this facet to a particular [[foci of categorism]] can include:
	* ''[[Racism]]'': As a psychiatrist with no dark-skinned friends or co-workers, your personal experience is that every single dark-skinned person you meet have severe mental problems (because those who don't are far less likely to seek your help as a psychiatrist)... if this leads you to believe that you know something about the mental health of dark-skinned people in general, it makes you rather racist.		* ''[[Racism]]'': As a psychiatrist with no dark-skinned friends or co-workers, your personal experience is that every single dark-skinned person you meet have severe mental problems (because those who don't are far less likely to seek your help as a psychiatrist)... if this leads you to believe that you know something about the mental health of dark-skinned people in general, it makes you rather racist.
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		+	* [[Adam's homophobia]]: Adam reducing gay people to sexual acts and assume almost everyone to be heterosexual – gays who don't misbehave doesn't count as “gay” to him.

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	When Representation Bias occurs on the [[group level]] in a context of scientific research, it is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selection_bias Selection Bias].		When Representation Bias occurs on the [[group level]] in a context of scientific research, it is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selection_bias Selection Bias].
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		+	This [[facet of categorism]] is an expression of [[prejudice]].<br>
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		+	It is likely to intersect with facets such as:
		+	* ''[[Unchecked Aversion]]'': Letting the negative experiences grow into bigotry.
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		+	As well as with [[abstractions of categorism\|abstractions]] such as:
		+	* ''[[Equivocation]]'': Deciding that "a much wider group" and "a certain small sub-set of said group" is actually the same thing.
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		+	Examples of applying this facet to a particular [[foci of categorism]] can include:
		+	* ''[[Racism]]'': As a psychiatrist with no dark-skinned friends or co-workers, your personal experience is that every single dark-skinned person you meet have severe mental problems (because those who don't are far less likely to seek your help as a psychiatrist)... if this leads you to believe that you know something about the mental health of dark-skinned people in general, it makes you rather racist.

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	When applied to a category of human beings, this is a [[facet of categorism]].		When applied to a category of human beings, this is a [[facet of categorism]].
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		+	When Representation Bias occurs on the [[group level]] in a context of scientific research, it is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selection_bias Selection Bias].