Implicit Bias Analysis

Implicit Bias is an initial personal judgment imposed upon another person based on the internal biases imbedded in ones subconscious mind. This can be a problem in society because people often make improper judgments of another person based on an impression that may not be correct. This can impact society in a number of negative ways, but specifically it can lead to prejudice, marking ones social status, and judgments about an individuals intelligence based on a first impression.

The IAT that I selected was the test regarding age. I chose the Age IAT test because I feel that I like both young and elderly people but feel that given the choice, I would probably gravitate to favoring the elderly. I was curious to see if the test lined up with my beliefs about myself.

Regarding my results, I scored far differently than I thought I would. In fact, the test results stated that I have a moderate automatic preference for young people over old people. I was quite surprised by this result because in most social situations I gravitate toward elderly persons versus talking to a child or
I believe this statement to be true. That being said, I believe the test does not accurately depict an individuals biases based on the snap judgments presented in the test. I do recognize that this test is multi-faceted, however I am speaking specifically about the Age test. The tests regarding Native, Gender-Science, Asian, Disability, Arab-Muslim, Presidents, Race, and Sexuality may be more accurate than the Age test, but at this point I am skeptical based on the methodology of the test. I am not sure at this point how I would design the test to make it more accurate, but in the format that is currently available, I think individuals who are unsure of their biases may be swayed to believe that they are bias in an area which may not be the actual