The results to my race IAT was that I slightly favor European Americans over African Americas. Which means that I have a small hidden bias towards white people. I was completely surprised by these results, although I do not believe I have a hidden bias. One thing that was hard about this test is that it puts you in a distinct rhythm, so without thinking about it you click the letter. When the test changes, its hard to get out of the rhythm right away so the first few words are put into the category that it fit with in the first round. With that said, I don't think this test could really be that accurate. I did read the frequently asked questions, and that question of how accurate the test is because of the rhythm was brought up. They said that it is possible that these are not 100% accurate but for the most part they do show the hidden bias.
I believe that prejudice and stereotypes are around everyone all the time, and those things definitely influence what one believes and feels about a certain subject. Ones environment will influence how the feel about a situation. For example, if someone lives in a predominately white area, like me, they might have a slight or moderate bias towards white people, just because thats what they are around, and accustom to. my environment that I live in my be why my results were the way they were.
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