Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Hidden Bias

After taking three different IAT tests and the results from each I don't think that these tests are an accurate way to determine a hidden bias. But with the slight exception of the Fat Thin test which I think was better able to detect a hidden bias due to the subject matter because fat and thin are easily seen. Although I would probably get a slightly different result if i were to take the same test a different time, since I had just finished completing two other IAT tests which tested using the same format so maybe I was already use to pushing the i and e keys when I saw the words on the screen which were the same for the other tests. It was a fun and interesting experiment despite my thoughts towards its inability to accurately capture a persons bias but it was something new and different and I enjoyed it.

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