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    It is not the case that Background justificatory frameworks and direct causal treatment can diverge systematically, as when implicit bias operates without conscious sexist ideology.

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    • 1.Implicit bias tests show weak predictive validity for actual discriminatory behavior in controlled settings.
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    • 2.The distinction assumes 'conscious ideology' cleanly separates from behavior, but they likely co-develop together.
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    • 3.Attributing discrimination to implicit bias may obscure structural factors and explicit choices driving outcomes.
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    • 1.Neuroscience shows implicit associations activate automatically, independent of consciously endorsed beliefs.
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    • 2.People can sincerely reject sexism while their decisions systematically disadvantage women, indicating causal divergence.
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    • 3.Social conditioning operates through non-linguistic neural pathways unavailable to conscious ideological reflection.
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