Essays on Implicit Association Test

IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST FOR RACE

Abstract The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures human attitudes. Implicit attitudes are considered those judgments or actions of people that are automatic and the person has no idea what causes that judgment or action. The automatic action is a result of influences from societal beliefs. IAT is different from qualitative psychological tests for measuring attitudes because the measurement is of the cognitive processes of memory that cause a person to show a particular attitude automatically. IAT-Race was used to study racial stereotypes in an experiment to determine if the “Obama Effect” was observed. The participants were prompted to go to a web ...

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This study tested if stereotype threat affects people’s choices when answering Implicit Association Test for Race. Stereotype threat is used to describe the psychological phenomenon whereby a negative stereotype about one’s group puts an individual at risk for confirming that negative stereotype (Steele & Aronson, 1995). During President Obama’s inauguration, studies showed that the performance gap between white and black students diminished (Mattimore, 2009). We are interested to know through our study if this change in attitude is reflected by the people’s attitude to the different races as well. Our class gathered 74 participants, 60 females and ...

how can you improve on your leadership skills?

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Describe the following as it relates to leadership development. - Self-confidence is a large portion of developing as a leader. Where are you currently in regards to self-confidence? What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve your self-confidence? Indeed, self-confidence is a large part of developing as a leader. Currently, I have a mild degree of self-confidence. I know how to deal with people at an appropriate time. Because I strongly believe that self-confidence is one of the most invaluable leadership characteristics, I use it to influence ...