Blog Post #3

For my first I took the Race IAT. My results said that I suggest a moderate automatic preference or European American compared to African American. At first I looked at that and was confused because growing up most of the people I knew were African American and I feel completely the same wether i'm hanging around European Americans or African Americans.

The second test I took was the Age IAT. My results stated that I was have a slight preference for young compared to old people. I believe this to be true because although I feel age doesn't matter we all know it does. If I went to a party I would hang with someone my age rather than someone, lets say 50. This test conclusion didn't tell me anything I wasn't aware of already, however it does make you think.

The third and final test i took was the Gender IAT and results were a moderate association of male with science and female with liberal arts compared to female with science and male with liberal arts. I wouldn't say I believe one should go towards the other however you do see a majority of men with science degrees and women with liberal art degrees. I would say majority of the reason is due to what interests a certain individual.

Something that may have been an issue is the fact that when taking these you try and finish as fast as you can and make mistakes. You are judged off those mistakes and therefore I don't necessarily think that this tests are more correct then not. These results won't change the way I go about things however it makes you think. Majority of people won't come out and say "hey I like thin people better than bigger people" or vice versa. Tests like these are put together in a way that force people not to think, just record what they see. In the end it shows what your answers say of you, even though it may not be your belief.