Implicit Stereotypes

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The IAT primarily relates to Chapter 13 of the textbook because it tests attitudes and stereotypes that people have. The textbook describes stereotyping as the process by which people make inferences about others based on the knowledge that they have of the categories that others belong in. The IAT takes the lesson from the textbook a step further by looking specifically at implicit stereotypes and differentiating them from explicit stereotypes. For example, common stereotypes that people may or may not be aware they have, such as stereotypes having to do with race and gender, are listed in the textbook. Correspondingly, there are IATs that test implicit attitudes toward both of these characteristics of people. Furthermore, though the textbook mentions the limitations of using stereotypes (inaccurate categorization, overuse, and …show more content…

However, after reading the background and explanation of the IAT, I understand that the test is made specifically to evaluate the implicit preferences a person may have. This means that the IAT seeks to reveal preferences that a person consciously does not have access to. This made both of the tests results more believable. If I don't consciously have access or knowledge of these implicit beliefs, I shouldn’t be surprised that I received unexpected test results.
c. My weight IAT results fits with my own experience in my head and probably in my behavior. I was not surprised by my weight IAT test results because, although it was revealed by the IAT that I have an implicit preference for a certain weight, I am consciously aware that I have an explicit preference. Because of this conscious awareness that I have, I am sure it reflects in both my behavior and in my thoughts. The results of the second IAT that I took, the race IAT, surprised me. Because of this, it did not fit with my own experience at all—neither in head nor behavior because I did not think I had a

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