Implicit association tests

https://implicit.harvard....tatest.jsp

You might be surprised by your results.

trying to load the sexuality one up but it wont ....

thats a fucked up test man.....



first, they tell you to click your right hand for all the positive words....


then, they switch and tell you that now your LEFT hand is for the positive words....



although, during each, they are showing photos of black and white faces....



at the end, when you are used to putting the positive words on the right...



they try to say you "prefer" white

Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Gay People compared to Straight People.
[Edited 3/26/06 9:31am]

Haha, I can't stop automatically selecting "good" when the word "nasty" appears on the screen.



What are they trying to suggest me that "nasty" is a negative attribute?

Novabreaker said:

i was confused by that one to. how is that bad?

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Black People compared to White People.

Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between Young and Old.

Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Old compared to Young.





i just cant do that switch around thing..

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



im getting better

I had a slight preference for white over black and a moderate preference for gay over straight.

Interesting.



I understand the method they're using here, but I'm not exactly convinced by the validity of it.

Fauxie said:

im telling you... you put the time pressure in there, making you go real fast... its all about being coordinated.. if you arent that, then you dont score right

nakedpianoplayer said:

Yeah, it is a little tricky. I think it takes a few goes to get the hang of it. In the beginning I think you're too concerned with grappling with the coordination to really reliably betray any subconscious prejudices.

Fauxie said:

Absolutely. Mine stated I have a strong preference for straight people over gay people. 3/4 of my friends are gay. I barely know any straight people. It's not possible that's true.

During the Straight/Gay test, I kept confusing the one cake-topper thingie for two lesbian women. One was obviously two women, but the other one looked like a feminine woman and a butch one. I think that may have biased my results a little.

Axchi696 said:

Yeah, I'm so over-orged that I just assume anything and anyone is gay so I think my results may have been skewed somewhat also.

Fauxie said:

that test sucks

JPW said:

I have a moderate preference for other posts on this thread.

Fauxie said:

It's a fun game but hardly a good indicator for a person's subconscious feelings about group X. The left and right hand operate from opposite sides of the brain, so all switching the sides on the test does is fuck up your coordination.

Perhaps if the person taking the test were completly ambidextrous, the readings may indicate something, but not so for the rest of us who only have one really useful hand.
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I have a significant preference for aplication tests that are not set up with an inherant natural bias.