Test Your Hidden Racial Biases
(We might be able to use these tests, somehow. I think that it would be fascinating for couples to take them, and possibly families as well.)
The Implicit Association Tests from scientists at Yale and the U. of Washington, and Tolerance.org.
Have you heard about the Implicit Association Tests? These tests were developed by psychologists at Yale University and the University of Washington. They serve as a way of measuring of one's attitude (preference, stereotype or bias) about certain subjects. The suggestion is that while people are sometimes unwilling to admit to their preference on certain subjects (race included), there is also a factor that can make one unable to admit these biases. The tests are designed to break through these barriers and present the user with some insight into their "automatic preferences."
The tests are available online exclusively at Tolerance.org, a website from the Southern Poverty Law Center providing news and activism resources.
How They Work
Users are first presented with some brief preliminary information about the tests, to help you decide whether or not to take the tests. It's not as dramatic as it sounds, it merely gives you a little information about the nature of the tests and the psychologists' claims about the results.
After choosing to proceed, the user is then presented with a choice between three separate tests:
The Age Test - Determines user preference between young and old.
The Race Test - Determines user preference of black or white.
The Gender Test - Determines user gender association with liberal arts and sciences.
After selecting a test, the user is then asked to answer a set of optional demographic questions. At this point, the user is also requested to report their personal predisposition to the subject in question by selecting one of a set of multiple choice answers which encompass a range of attitudes. This is optional, but lets the researchers know what you feel your stereotypes are which can later be used as a gauge against your test results.
That done, the user, sitting in front of their Java-enabled machine, responds to a series of words and pictures relating to the test's subject using the keyboard. Each test takes a couple of minutes and the results appear at the conclusion of the tests.
The Fine Print
The researchers who designed the test warn that they "make no claim for the validity of [the] suggested interpretations" of the tests. They also point out that you may find your results "objectionable." But if you don't take the tests, how will you know?
Finally, the researchers recommend taking at least one of the tests before you do any of the background reading they have available about them on their site. I do recommend taking time to read the material, though. It's fascinating and, hey, you might learn something.
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Test at Tolerance.org!
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The Implicit Association Tests from scientists at Yale and the U. of Washington, and Tolerance.org.
Have you heard about the Implicit Association Tests? These tests were developed by psychologists at Yale University and the University of Washington. They serve as a way of measuring of one's attitude (preference, stereotype or bias) about certain subjects. The suggestion is that while people are sometimes unwilling to admit to their preference on certain subjects (race included), there is also a factor that can make one unable to admit these biases. The tests are designed to break through these barriers and present the user with some insight into their "automatic preferences."
The tests are available online exclusively at Tolerance.org, a website from the Southern Poverty Law Center providing news and activism resources.
How They Work
Users are first presented with some brief preliminary information about the tests, to help you decide whether or not to take the tests. It's not as dramatic as it sounds, it merely gives you a little information about the nature of the tests and the psychologists' claims about the results.
After choosing to proceed, the user is then presented with a choice between three separate tests:
The Age Test - Determines user preference between young and old.
The Race Test - Determines user preference of black or white.
The Gender Test - Determines user gender association with liberal arts and sciences.
After selecting a test, the user is then asked to answer a set of optional demographic questions. At this point, the user is also requested to report their personal predisposition to the subject in question by selecting one of a set of multiple choice answers which encompass a range of attitudes. This is optional, but lets the researchers know what you feel your stereotypes are which can later be used as a gauge against your test results.
That done, the user, sitting in front of their Java-enabled machine, responds to a series of words and pictures relating to the test's subject using the keyboard. Each test takes a couple of minutes and the results appear at the conclusion of the tests.
The Fine Print
The researchers who designed the test warn that they "make no claim for the validity of [the] suggested interpretations" of the tests. They also point out that you may find your results "objectionable." But if you don't take the tests, how will you know?
Finally, the researchers recommend taking at least one of the tests before you do any of the background reading they have available about them on their site. I do recommend taking time to read the material, though. It's fascinating and, hey, you might learn something.
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Test at Tolerance.org!
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