Current Events > Are you racist? [Harvard Test]

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Take a Harvard Implicit Association Test:
1) Go here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
2) Click on "I wish to proceed" on the bottom.
3) Click on "Race IAT".
4) Take the test.
5) Share your results.

Your automatic preference may be described as "slight", "moderate", "strong", or "no preference". This indicates the strength of your automatic preference.

For me:

During the IAT you just completed:
Your responses suggested a slight automatic preference for European Americans over African Americans.

May 2020 rookie user, move along folks.

trappedunderice posted...

May 2020 rookie user, move along folks.

Please explain why you posted this. What about the Harvard Implicit Association Test is wrong?

this is some dumb shit

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Choco posted...

this is some dumb shit

I do think they ask way too many demographic questions, but I get why they do that. The test itself is basically associating "good" words with x, and "bad words" with y, then flipping it and seeing how you react.

oh is this that timed thing where they flash a bunch of pictures and measure your microseconds and shit?

that was so hot like five years ago. It doesnt prove what you think it does, though.

How does the third portion of the test work? Left is bad and black people? Wtf is that shit.

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NeoShadowhen posted...

that was so hot like five years ago. It doesnt prove what you think it does, though.

Oh... I missed that boat years ago. Did Harvard release these results and showed that it doesn't correlate with what people believe?

Squall28 posted...

How does the third portion of the test work? Left is bad and black people? Wtf is that shit.

What do you mean? The other part had "bad" and "white people" combined. They're literally just flipping it to test your "implicit bias".

User Since: May 2020

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The Trent posted...

User Since: May 2020

FunnyPies posted...

Please explain why you posted this. What about the Harvard Implicit Association Test is wrong?

FunnyPies posted...

Please explain why you posted this. What about the Harvard Implicit Association Test is wrong?

He POSTED IT because you are a user who created your account for the express purpose of stirring up shit, baiting people into arguing with you or each other, all while you giggle behind your keyboard like a 10-year old who just discovered the effect "bad words" can have.

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because it's an indication you were banned previously or are an alt of another account but don't have the confidence in what you're doing to use the other account
i don't have an answer to the question part because i don't care, sorry

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Solid Sonic posted...

He POSTED IT because you are a user who created your account for the express purpose of stirring up shit, baiting people into arguing with you or each other, all while you giggle behind your keyboard like a 10-year old who just discovered the effect "bad words" can have.

Wow, actual honesty in a post for once. My turn: It was half-half; I found something neat and wanted to share, with the knowledge that arguments could happen.

Tag
This looks exhaustive, but I'll check it out.

Can someone pm the answers?

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trappedunderice posted...

May 2020 rookie user, move along folks.

Take the test or are you scared?

PCgamingIS_Best posted...

Take the test or are you scared?

Very, but that is neither here nor there.

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During the IAT you just completed:
Your responses suggested no automatic preference between African Americans and European Americans.
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Squall28 posted...

How does the third portion of the test work? Left is bad and black people? Wtf is that shit.

Yeah this test makes no sense to me. Although, curiously, the third part for me was reversed, with left being bad and European Americans.

I dont get this test at all.

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During the IAT you just completed:
Your responses suggested a slight automatic preference for African Americans over European Americans.

I dont understand, I made 1 mistake during each half. I probably did it too slow
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Shablagoo posted...

I dont get this test at all.

What's not to get? It's to try to see if you implicitly see "bad" with x, or "bad" with y. That's why you have to answer quickly, your first thoughts, not sit there and study the picture/word.

GoodOlJr posted...

I dont understand, I made 1 mistake during each half. I probably did it too slow

Yup, timing matters.

Neutral. I had the good fortune of growing up in an extremely diverse area.

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Am I a racist if I'm hate everyone equally, even those of my own race?

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Yeah cause id assume im midly unintentionally racist, I believe everyone is.

But it said I prefer the company of black people, not that I wouldnt, I just dont know very many where I live
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Delta_Force posted...

Am I a racist if I'm hate everyone equally, even those of my own race?

Nah, that just makes you human in this modern world.

PCgamingIS_Best posted...

Take the test or are you scared?

March 2020 with an anime avatar, damn they're coming out of the woodworks now.

Your responses suggested no automatic preference between Black people and White people.

and people here tell me I'm racist for being a Trump supporter lolol

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During the IAT you just completed:
Your responses suggested a moderate automatic preference for Black people over White people.

This probably would be more equal before 2016.

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FunnyPies posted...

What's not to get? It's to try to see if you implicitly see "bad" with x, or "bad" with y. That's why you have to answer quickly, your first thoughts, not sit there and study the picture/word.

Yeah I got it now. It was just confusing without knowing what the rest of the test was going to be. Anyway, I got:

During the IAT you just completed:

Your responses suggested no automatic preference between African Americans and European Americans.

I do think its a silly method of testing this though.

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Pretty silly test IMO since it trains you to associate good with white and drills you on it, anyone good at adapting to the new instructions will pass 100% regardless of their bias. I took this years ago in college and didn't miss a single one.

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white and black aren't the only two races

the test itself is racist

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Guerrilla Soldier posted...

white and black aren't the only two races

the test itself is racist

Very true. If you're interested, there are more tests in the link I provided.

Guerrilla Soldier posted...

the test itself is racist

FunnyPies posted...

Very true.

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Guerrilla Soldier posted...

Guerrilla Soldier posted...
the test itself is racist

FunnyPies posted...
Very true.

FAKE NEWS!

FunnyPies posted...

Oh... I missed that boat years ago. Did Harvard release these results and showed that it doesn't correlate with what people believe?

Do you think that these tests exist so that the results can be widely released? Conclusions drawn? Papers written? Any research that has been published by people who prop up this test is focused around how the test is valid and useful. Its meant to be a tool to be used by those who can benefit from it.

MC_BatCommander posted...

Pretty silly test IMO since it trains you to associate good with white and drills you on it, anyone good at adapting to the new instructions will pass 100% regardless of their bias. I took this years ago in college and didn't miss a single one.

This is the main crux of the argument against its methodology. Also, for those who do make mistakes it probably happened in the last few rounds or immediately after a side switches.

These tests have been around for decades. Nobody takes them seriously anymore and theyre typically only used as a tacked on training for employees when HR is trying to look like they theyre doing something.

Your responses suggested a slight automatic preference for Black people over White people.

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IAT outcome measures are usually response time, not accuracy. Typically in tasks like this you actually throw out the incorrect trials, since it's unclear why someone made an incorrect response. The idea being that if you have automatic associations that push responding in one direction, the response conflict will produce longer reaction times. It's a similar idea to the Stroop task, where you present color words in different colors, and when the color of the word conflicts with the word, it's takes longer to respond because you need to overcome the automatic response.

It's not entirely unreasonable, but I remember the literature on it being a bit of mess.

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"During the IAT you just completed:
Your responses suggested a slight automatic preference for White people over Black people."

JFC that's way too many demographic questions

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COVxy posted...

IAT outcome measures are usually response time, not accuracy. Typically in tasks like this you actually throw out the incorrect trials, since it's unclear why someone made an incorrect response. The idea being that if you have automatic associations that push responding in one direction, the response conflict will produce longer reaction times. It's a similar idea to the Stroop task, where you present color words in different colors, and when the color of the word conflicts with the word, it's takes longer to respond because you need to overcome the automatic response.

It's not entirely unreasonable, but I remember the literature on it being a bit of mess.

Did it say anything about people getting used to sides? I already didn't like the rest when both bad and black shared the same side. Then the third portion had them both on left. Now that people said the fourth portion is flipping it, I feel like the test trains you on one side for certain things, and then flipping it throws people off.

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Squall28 posted...

Did it say anything about people getting used to sides? I already didn't like the rest when both bad and black shared the same side. Then the third portion had them both on left. Now that people said the fourth portion is flipping it, I feel like the test trains you on one side for certain things, and then flipping it throws people off.

The "bad" or "right" being on the left or right is randomized, if that's what you're asking.

Squall28 posted...

Did it say anything about people getting used to sides? I already didn't like the rest when both bad and black shared the same side. Then the third portion had them both on left. Now that people said the fourth portion is flipping it, I feel like the test trains you on one side for certain things, and then flipping it throws people off.

I think they typically counterbalance the motor response so that the effect of switching in either direction is averaged out across conditions. The motor response mapping should average out, especially if you have enough trials.

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MC_BatCommander posted...

Pretty silly test IMO since it trains you to associate good with white and drills you on it, anyone good at adapting to the new instructions will pass 100% regardless of their bias. I took this years ago in college and didn't miss a single one.

Yeah thats how I felt I basically just assigned E to x/y and I to v/w and didnt really have a problem when they switched.

Your responses suggested no automatic preference between Black people and White people.

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During the IAT you just completed:
Your responses suggested a slight automatic preference for White people over Black people.

Your result is described as an "Automatic preference for Black people over White people" if you were faster responding when Black people and Good are assigned to the same response key than when White people and Good were classified with the same key. Your score is described as an "Automatic preference for White people over Black people" if the opposite occurred.

So am I getting cancelled for this?

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FunnyPies posted...

I do think they ask way too many demographic questions, but I get why they do that. The test itself is basically associating "good" words with x, and "bad words" with y, then flipping it and seeing how you react.

that seems more like tricking your automatic response after training you one way and flipping it on you. this seems fake and unreliable like IQ tests

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This is a really stupid test because

MC_BatCommander posted...

Pretty silly test IMO since it trains you to associate good with white and drills you on it, anyone good at adapting to the new instructions will pass 100% regardless of their bias. I took this years ago in college and didn't miss a single one.

This

I didn't make any mistakes because I've done tests and video games like it before. It's basically a reflex test. It has nothing to do with racism.

Giving a set of instructions and then flipping it is likely to confuse people.
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