Implicit Association Test

[Fist and Faith]

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/d ... tatest.jsp
I've only taken two so far. They're kinda nervewracking, trying to go fast and accurately. And it's at least fun, from an eye/hand-coordination standpoint. But I think the results would be different if the pairings were reversed. Meaning, instead of Good/X-Bad/Y followed by Good/Y-Bad/X, it could have been Good/Y-Bad/X followed by Good/X-Bad/Y. It seemed to me that getting used to the process was the biggest part of it.

Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for Straight People compared to Gay People. Well, if I know nothing except gender and sexual orientation, I'll always choose to spend time with a straight woman before any of the other three possibilities. So I guess there's at least some truth to this result.

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Other Religions compared to Judaism. Religiously speaking, I don't know all that much about Judaism. But I definitely prefer the non-personal godheads of Hinduism and Buddhism to the personal God/Jehovah/Allah of western religions. As for the Jews I've known, I don't think I have an automatic reaction. Of all my sister's ex-boyfriends, the Jewish guy was my favorite. He likes Springsteen, Pink Floyd, told good jokes, and was just great to talk to. OTOH, one of my bosses is Jewish, and he's a pain in the ass. But that's because he's a jerk boss.

[Elfgirl]

I did the Old/Young test...so far. And I have a 'slight automatic preference for young over old' - er DUH! why else do you think all the guys I've ever been with were younger than me???

[danlo]

I took the Capital Punishment vs Imprisionment test=I moderatedly prefer Imprisionment over CP...

[variol son]

Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Straight People compared to Gay People.

Heh. I'm not surprised, but this is kinda odd.

[Fist and Faith]

Ha! vs is a closet straight!!

[Menolly]

Does speed make a diference? If it does, I'll pass with my dial-up connection.

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Other Religions compared to Judaism. Religiously speaking, I don't know all that much about Judaism. But I definitely prefer the non-personal godheads of Hinduism and Buddhism to the personal God/Jehovah/Allah of western religions. As for the Jews I've known, I don't think I have an automatic reaction. Of all my sister's ex-boyfriends, the Jewish guy was my favorite. He likes Springsteen, Pink Floyd, told good jokes, and was just great to talk to. OTOH, one of my bosses is Jewish, and he's a pain in the ass. But that's because he's a jerk boss.

Hopefully Beorn and I rank in the favorable association with Judaism...

[Fist and Faith]

Does speed make a diference? If it does, I'll pass with my dial-up connection.

Considering how simple the "mechanical" aspect of the test is, I'd say there's a good chance dial-up will work.

Hopefully Beorn and I rank in the favorable association with Judaism...

If not, there's always years of therapy.

Hey, dig this! Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for African American compared to European American. Not sure what this means. Heh. I know I don't prefer anybody else to myself. (Except, as I indicated above, women over men.) So was it just simple mistakes? I try to go as fast as I can, and I know I messed up twice in a row, putting the European American and/or Bad down as African American and/or Good. But I don't suspect it means anything.

[dANdeLION]

Your Result
Your data suggest little or no association between Male and Female with Science and Liberal Arts.

Your Result
Your data suggest little or no association between Asian American and European American with American and Foreign.

Bah, I have no biases!

[Damelon]

Your data suggest a moderate association of Male with Career and Female with Family compared to Female with Career and Male with Family.

Interesting test.

[CovenantJr]

Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between Light Skin and Dark Skin.

Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between Straight People and Gay People.

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for European American compared to African American.

Interesting.

[Alynna Lis Eachann]

I remember taking one of their earlier tests, and I know I was able to intentionally influence the outcome. Maybe they've changed it up a bit since then...

Don't know if it's a tool I'd put a huge amount of faith in, at least knowing my propensity for purposely skewing results that are meant to be unbiased. I tend to think other people do the same thing. Huh, wonder if someone could design a study that explores how many people force test results in studies like this...

[I'm Murrin]

I doubt it's a very accurate test. Most mistakes when I took one were not from my automatically associating terms with each other, but from my brain trying to settle into a pattern with the keystrokes (E-I-E-I oh, wait, no: E).

[danlo]

I was wondering were the "O"ther option was, then we could sing a song...EIEIO

[wayfriend]

Ha! vs is a closet straight!!

Na. He just doesn't want it as much as when he can't have it.

[balon!]

I guess I'm pre-dispositioned towards short people.

News to me!

[CovenantJr]

I doubt it's a very accurate test. Most mistakes when I took one were not from my automatically associating terms with each other, but from my brain trying to settle into a pattern with the keystrokes (E-I-E-I oh, wait, no: E).

Fair comment.

[Wyldewode]

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for European American compared to African American.

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Other Religions compared to Judaism.

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Dark Skin compared to Light Skin.

Interesting.