|
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html
The IAT is a professionally used test to determine bias of one thing to another. For example, suppose you're taking the "Race IAT." After some warmup sessions (you'll see what I mean), you're asked to make associations of one set of objects (collection of photos of black and white people or a word describing something good or bad, i.e. rainbows, agony, etc.) to one category or another. These categories are paired - "Black and Good" or "White and Bad." Your response to each pick is timed, an evaluation of the strength of your unconscious associations between these two ideas. Your time is averaged and then weighted based on your experience so far with IATs and the order you've taken that part of the test. It's hard to explain, you'll have to see it for yourself.
i'm curious what sort of biases people in this forum have. Did they meet up with your expectations? For consistentency's sake, let's all focus on the Race Test (black vs white) first. if you want, you can share your results for other tests.
my results:
Moderate preference for Young people.
Slight association of science with male and liberal arts with female.
Strong preference for white people (imagine).
Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for Judaism compared to Other Religions. (lol, surprised by that one. i expected a neutral response, but i had a bad reaction towards the cross imagery i think).
btw, i got this from the book "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell. I've posted about it before in another thread, it's really a fascinating look at how the human unconscious helps us to make everyday decisions. it's well written and an easy and fun read, highly recommended.
|
I just did the gender/science vs liberal arts.
What I received was on the lines of "slight association of science and female and liberal arts and male".
I would've copied and pasted save I already closed the page.
edit: Fixed some spelling/grammar errors, it's getting late, and I'm becoming incoherent.
|
You have completed the Black-White IAT.
The line immediately below summarizes the results of your task performance.
Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Black compared to White.
|
MURICA15980 Posts
Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between White American and Black American.
|
I did race and got "inconclusive". My finger kept twitching to "e" before my brain caught up =/
|
Australia3818 Posts
Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for White compared to Black.
Fair enough.
Second attempt = Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for African American compared to European American.
So from having strong against to slight for? Wha? :p
|
You have completed the Black-White IAT.
The line immediately below summarizes the results of your task performance.
Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between Black and White.
|
according to this book about 80% of americans showed a preference for white people. i guess it has to do with your culture and background. my dad was pretty racist about blacks, and i'd always get bullied by the local black kids when i was like 6 (true story).
|
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Black American compared to White American.
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Straight People compared to Gay People.
|
On August 10 2005 22:08 Chobohobo wrote:
I love the negros
What is your problem? Users like me, Stat.quo, etc. have done nothing to provoke the implicit (in this case overt) prejudice I read in this general forum on a regular basis.
Granted this is a private site, but the fact that you openly use offensive terms in a public atmosphere demonstrates your lack of character. I have seen your picture and am confident that you would not be so bold outside of the comfort of an internet forum. Quite pathetic really.
|
Australia3818 Posts
On August 11 2005 02:08 camooT wrote:
according to this book about 80% of americans showed a preference for white people. i guess it has to do with your culture and background. my dad was pretty racist about blacks, and i'd always get bullied by the local black kids when i was like 6 (true story).
I guess it's because IRL their APM is higher than yours.
|
Sweden33719 Posts
Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for African American compared to European American.
. The fuck? Silly test since it's much harder to do the second round (where the words are reversed) because you just got used to them being the other way.. Oddly enough I was, apparently, faster then and thus prefer african americans (was expecting it to be the other way around since the 'african american - good' was second and thus I was used to it being the other wa! Hm!
Didn't think I had any preference.. Still not sure what this test is supposed to prove either (because of what I said above) 
Oh yeah, it also said the data is inconclusive -,.-~
|
Sweden33719 Posts
|
I'm sorry, I didn't think that if any black people would read it would get offended. Its a pretty mild term that black people use very often and I wish I could use it too in humor. I'll remove it np.
*edit*
But seriously, give me a break. If I was in RL company of black people I would not hesitate to use the word negro in a joking manner especially if I was not referring to any of them in particular. Like in my post. Easy going racist references are a great way to break free from the chains of real racism. Being politically correct all the time will only create more tension in the long run.
|
|
|
Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Abraham Lincoln compared to George W. Bush.
|
The whole point behind the switching is to compare your reaction times when different ideas are associated. i.e., if you're slower when black is associated with good, it means the connections you made unconsciously in that direction are less strong.
|
|
|
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Black American compared to White American.
Suprising, I have nothing against any race though, all my friends are white and I base my opinions on people as individuals not as a race..
|
United Kingdom10597 Posts
|
I did the race IAT and got this:
Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for Protoss compared to Terran/Zerg.
????
(sorry for obligatory starcraft joke)
|
Sweden33719 Posts
On August 11 2005 04:29 camooT wrote:
The whole point behind the switching is to compare your reaction times when different ideas are associated. i.e., if you're slower when black is associated with good, it means the connections you made unconsciously in that direction are less strong.
Wouldn't the fact that you switch them around mean that you'll most likely be slower on the second go because you just got used to it being the other way around ;;;;;
Surprisingly I was faster the second round but that doesn't make sense so I guess it was purely speed/me being cautious the first round ;D
|
Yeah pretty much this test is weak in some sense. It is essentially like a game and some people will only get better at later rounds.
|
United Kingdom10597 Posts
|
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for White compared to Black. That was impossible. When they did the mix up to black and good and white and bad I totally lost it.
|
while taking the test im just thinking "rofl this is totally gay" the whole way through, messed up about 5 times.... now as for this:
Your data suggest a strong association of Male with Science and Female with Liberal Arts compared to Female with Science and Male with Liberal Arts.
^ wth?
|
Belgium9947 Posts
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for African American compared to European American.
|
On August 11 2005 07:43 Chibi[OWNS] wrote:
they should have just told you that you have 5 seconds to answer each one, and that it's not a race -.-
The point of the timing is to make sure that you don't think about the implications are...
|
I am pretty sure that if the test was in different order (at first white & bad, then white & good) my results would be exactly opposite. Which makes the test rather a piece of crap.
|
United Kingdom10597 Posts
|
On August 11 2005 07:40 Chobohobo wrote:
Yeah pretty much this test is weak in some sense. It is essentially like a game and some people will only get better at later rounds.
even if you get better, there is a difference in response times between the two categories. it also adjusts for order. these folks are from harvard and have been doing this for a while, give them some credit. sounds like most of you just don't want to accept your results.
|
On August 11 2005 07:37 FrozenArbiter wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2005 04:29 camooT wrote:
The whole point behind the switching is to compare your reaction times when different ideas are associated. i.e., if you're slower when black is associated with good, it means the connections you made unconsciously in that direction are less strong. Wouldn't the fact that you switch them around mean that you'll most likely be slower on the second go because you just got used to it being the other way around ;;;;;
That's exactly what I think, Frozen.
|
On August 11 2005 11:59 oPtioNaLk wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2005 07:43 Chibi[OWNS] wrote:
they should have just told you that you have 5 seconds to answer each one, and that it's not a race -.- The point of the timing is to make sure that you don't think about the implications are...
i think the implications of mine were pretty obvious, when they say
"this test is designed to show a link between males vs females and sciences vs liberal arts" when we all basically know the intended connection they are trying to make
|
On August 11 2005 17:50 Krzych wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2005 07:37 FrozenArbiter wrote:On August 11 2005 04:29 camooT wrote:
The whole point behind the switching is to compare your reaction times when different ideas are associated. i.e., if you're slower when black is associated with good, it means the connections you made unconsciously in that direction are less strong. Wouldn't the fact that you switch them around mean that you'll most likely be slower on the second go because you just got used to it being the other way around ;;;;; That's exactly what I think, Frozen.
your score is (for the fiftieth time this thread) weighted depending on the order you took each part of the test. i think there is more information on how this is done after you have taken it, on your score page.
ink: not everybody has those same associations, and they may not be as strong. there are plenty of people who have neutral associations as far as gender, science and liberal arts go or they may be exactly opposite. still, i'm not sure i understand what you're saying. clarify please :\.
maleorder: do elaborate.
|
I think this test is bunk.
As in really fucking stupid and inconclusive. Whoever was the moron that designed it really needs to rethink their career.
|
"Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Black American compared to White American."
I guess it's more that I have a problem to focus, it could have slipped the other way too.
EIDIT:Made the religon test too and: "Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Judaism compared to Other Religions."
I stongly call bs. I hate all religions equally. Oh well I hate the christians a thad more but not much. Oh well the I cant call bull.. well I still think that it could slip both ways. I find it hard to belive these tests have any real use and correct results.
|
On August 11 2005 17:59 camooT wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2005 17:50 Krzych wrote:On August 11 2005 07:37 FrozenArbiter wrote:On August 11 2005 04:29 camooT wrote:
The whole point behind the switching is to compare your reaction times when different ideas are associated. i.e., if you're slower when black is associated with good, it means the connections you made unconsciously in that direction are less strong. Wouldn't the fact that you switch them around mean that you'll most likely be slower on the second go because you just got used to it being the other way around ;;;;; That's exactly what I think, Frozen. your score is (for the fiftieth time this thread) weighted depending on the order you took each part of the test. i think there is more information on how this is done after you have taken it, on your score page. ink: not everybody has those same associations, and they may not be as strong. there are plenty of people who have neutral associations as far as gender, science and liberal arts go or they may be exactly opposite. still, i'm not sure i understand what you're saying. clarify please :\. maleorder: do elaborate.
What I meant is that first you are trained to associate one thing with other, and then you are said to do something like opposite of this. It is easier to learn to do something you have never done before, than to learn to do the same thing in a different way. And this makes the test biased in my opinion.
I can give you a starcraft related example:
You got used to using some hotkeys to produce units, and I guess it wasn't very hard to do. But when you already know which keys to press and then someone changes the settings of the game, and now "o" makes tanks and "p" makes vultures you will screw constantly because you are used to different setting. And if you were to learn the hotkeys without knowing any beforehand, the keys wouldn't matter and again, you would have no problems.
|
On August 11 2005 02:25 NubainMuscle wrote:What is your problem? Users like me, Stat.quo, etc. have done nothing to provoke the implicit (in this case overt) prejudice I read in this general forum on a regular basis. Granted this is a private site, but the fact that you openly use offensive terms in a public atmosphere demonstrates your lack of character. I have seen your picture and am confident that you would not be so bold outside of the comfort of an internet forum. Quite pathetic really.
are you for real?
rofl
|
Ok so I have a strong preference for european americans over african americans. So that's dead on. Then I have a slight association of women with liberal arts and men with science over the opposite. Yeah so I might, I don't believe it. THEN I get this:
Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for George W. Bush compared to John F. Kennedy.
I know that isn't true. Bush's face is stupid and it pisses me off, and I dislike him through and through. There is no implicit association here, it's just that the categories were switched around and that fucked up my sorting because I was used to them being the other way around.
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPT
