IAT Test Reflection

The IAT tests are a series of fast-paced questions that are designed to capture biases towards specific groups of people. I, personally, completed tests that would find biases that I have towards disability, age, and skin color.
The first test that I took was based on my preference of abled or disabled persons. I picked this test because I enjoy working with people of special needs, and some of the people I have met undergo speech therapy. When my results came in, IAT suggested that I have a moderate automatic preference for Abled Persons over Disabled Persons. This assumption surprised me because of my past experiences working with people with mental handicaps, but it is intriguing to see such automatic biases that we don’t even know exist. I interact with abled people more frequently than disabled people, so my guess is that I have formed a more comfortable relationship with that specific population. Perhaps, if I branched out even more, as time progresses, my unconscious bias would be almost nonexistent.
The second test that I took created a scale to measure my bias towards age discrimination. I had an idea of what the results may have said,
I picked this test because there are hundreds of people I encounter weekly that have a different skin color than me. I have never been one to hold prejudices, so I was interested to find out the results. The results of the assessment suggest that I have a slight preference for Light Skinned People over Dark Skinned People. Meanwhile, my personal opinion differs because I thoroughly believe that I treat everyone the same no matter their race or ethnicity. I have friends that come from all walks of life, and I feel open-minded to forming new relationships with a variety of different people of different cultures. However, perhaps I do have an unconscious bias, and there are ways in which I can eliminate those from my life, both at home and in the