Bias

In a creative sense, people think better when they are unbiased. They aren’t tied to a specific idea or notion. They’re more open to new ideas, as old ideas aren’t glued into their mind. They aren’t married to a certain perception, and they have a hungry curiosity because they want to find their defining opinions.

If you are talking psychology, there is always a mental model of sorts, with its predispositions and biases. You can’t expect true neutrality, no matter how open-minded the person may be. Not even complete amnesia could create a blank slate, as they memories and habits are still there, very much implanted into the brain, even if they can’t remember.

There is no true state of impartiality. As you grow up, ideas are pounded into your head by your parents and all authority figures that are around. They want your mind to be like theirs. So as you grow up, you become biased. Or at least prone to a certain kind of thinking.

Clearly, there are cases where a bias is helpful in making decisions, as in a mother expecting the worst to happen to her children if she isn’t there to watch them. Or a predatory animal not caring whether or not what it’s hunting is the healthiest thing for it.

Of course, bias can be twisted up due to severe mental disorders, like split personalities or bipolar disorders. Look at Dr. Jenkle & Mr. Hyde. Each is the same, and yet nothing alike. They have different beliefs and thoughts and curiosities and wants and hopes and dislikes. Therefore, defining this one person’s bias is impossible. O.O