Hidden Assumptions

1. I was pretty surprised by my results in the Hidden Assumption IAT tests. My first test was about light colored vs. dark colored people. My result of the IAT was that I moderately preferred light skinned people over dark skinned. I think this result is false. I'm ethnic, and much of my family and friends have darker skin. I don't hold any prejudice against any race, however. My second test was on homosexuality vs. heterosexuality. My result was that I moderately preferred straight people opposed to gay people. I think this result is false as well, because I have friends that are homosexual, and don't treat them any different than heterosexuals.

2. I don't think that I should pay much attention to my test results, because I know what I feel and what I believe. The way the tests were set up made it difficult to follow. Therefore I think that if the test was in a different order, that my results would be different. The test itself is deceptive.

3. I don't really think the test results are that valid, same reason as #2 (look above).

4. Many stereotypes that have formed in the US would include stereotypes that white people are more successful or more hardworking, and that darker people are less than. Ethnic (Latino or Hispanic) people seem to 'steal all jobs from Americans', but show that they are hard workers.