Implicit IAT Test
1. Did your prediction for the Race IAT match the result obtained? If not, was the
discrepancy large? Were you surprised by your results? Explain (in general) your
reaction.
Actually, it was about what I expected for the most part. It stated that I was right in
the middle, and that I had not preference between European Americans and African
Americans. I didn’t think that there would be a big discrepancy at all for it, and was
just about where I thought it would be.
2. Which test option did you select for your second IAT? Did your prediction for the
second test match the result obtained? If not, was the discrepancy large? Were
you surprised by your results? Explain (in general) your reaction.
For the second test, I took the Sexuality IAT. What I came to realize after taking the
second test, was that it seemed to me that a lot of the results of the test came from
the questions I answered after taking the actual IAT, and not during the IAT. My
predictions for the IAT did seem to be what I expected, which was that I had a
moderate automatic preference for straight people over gay people. I am not sure if
it is because of the test or the answers that I gave after the test, but it did seem that
they were somewhat more of a factor. It did not seem to surprise me of the results.
3. Explain your thoughts (both support and/or criticisms) on the concept IAT. Do you
believe this kind of assessment device can produce a valid result? Can IAT tell us
things about people that they may not know or acknowledge about themselves? Do
you see any inherent issues with IAT? Explain.
So, after taking the second IAT, it seems that most of the results of the test would
seem to come from the questions that are asked before and after the test rather than
during the actual test itself. Although I can definitely see that there is a valid use for
the test, and that it can tell us things about us that we may not already know. It does
however have the possibility for fallacy by simply stating untruths to get the results
that you want.
4. Explain what you learned about 'social desirability bias' and most importantly how it
relates to the concept of IAT.
I think the answer I gave in the previous question restates this in regards to how this
test relates to social desirability bias, in that the answers given before or after the
test can greatly affect the outcome in a way that it is entirely up to the user as to how
the results will come out.
1. Did your prediction for the Race IAT match the result obtained? If not, was the
discrepancy large? Were you surprised by your results? Explain (in general) your
reaction.
Actually, it was about what I expected for the most part. It stated that I was right in
the middle, and that I had not preference between European Americans and African
Americans. I didn’t think that there would be a big discrepancy at all for it, and was
just about where I thought it would be.
2. Which test option did you select for your second IAT? Did your prediction for the
second test match the result obtained? If not, was the discrepancy large? Were
you surprised by your results? Explain (in general) your reaction.
For the second test, I took the Sexuality IAT. What I came to realize after taking the
second test, was that it seemed to me that a lot of the results of the test came from
the questions I answered after taking the actual IAT, and not during the IAT. My
predictions for the IAT did seem to be what I expected, which was that I had a
moderate automatic preference for straight people over gay people. I am not sure if
it is because of the test or the answers that I gave after the test, but it did seem that
they were somewhat more of a factor. It did not seem to surprise me of the results.
3. Explain your thoughts (both support and/or criticisms) on the concept IAT. Do you
believe this kind of assessment device can produce a valid result? Can IAT tell us
things about people that they may not know or acknowledge about themselves? Do
you see any inherent issues with IAT? Explain.
So, after taking the second IAT, it seems that most of the results of the test would
seem to come from the questions that are asked before and after the test rather than
during the actual test itself. Although I can definitely see that there is a valid use for
the test, and that it can tell us things about us that we may not already know. It does
however have the possibility for fallacy by simply stating untruths to get the results
that you want.
4. Explain what you learned about 'social desirability bias' and most importantly how it
relates to the concept of IAT.
I think the answer I gave in the previous question restates this in regards to how this
test relates to social desirability bias, in that the answers given before or after the
test can greatly affect the outcome in a way that it is entirely up to the user as to how
the results will come out.
