I took the implicit bias test associated with gay and straight people. To be honest, I very much dislike these tests. I understand how they are supposed to reveal that is is easier to group one group with good and one group with bad, but I just do not think that that is indicative of my implicit bias. I actually tested that I had a stronger preference for gay people than straight people because I was faster at associating gay people with good than gay people with bad. I have taken a lot of these quizzes and I do see their value in establishing implicit bias. But I do not think that this is the strongest way to determine implicit bias. I want to take more quizzes to see my answers for different sections. I was not surprised with my results but I wonder if that would change for other tests. However, I just do not think that clicking buttons faster should determine my implicit bias. I wonder, what other ways would be better at determining implicit bias? Or is this the most effective?
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I agree with you in that there needs to be an adjustment to the ways we measure implicit biases, as I don’t feel they are completely accurate. How does the speed of our button-clicking determine our predisposed stereotypes and attitudes about certain groups? It makes me think we should also rely on scholarly articles and methods such as priming to assess implicit associations.
While I was taking the test I had similar thoughts. Im just not sure how the speed at which I identify something determines my biases. I understand that we may have gut reactions that indicate biases but I just think these tests could have been designed better in order to provide better information.