ebriefing

1. You have completed the study.

   
   

   Thank you for participating! The sorting test you just took is called a Brief-IAT, a variant of the Implicit Association Test. During the test, you categorized images of Black men and White men as well as images of weapons or harmless objects.

   Your results are reported below, as well as more information on how this IAT works.

   During the Implicit Association Test (IAT) you just completed:

   Your data suggest slight preference of Black Men over White Men.

   Disclaimer: These IAT results are provided for educational purposes only. The results may fluctuate and should not be used to make important decisions. The results are influenced by variables related to the test (e.g., the words or images used to represent categories) and the person (e.g., being tired, what you were thinking about before the IAT).

   What was the purpose of this study?

   In this study, you first performed a First Person Shooter Task (FPST), and then an IAT. We were interested in how people evaluate others based on their gender (measured by the IAT), and whether people behave in biased ways to some groups rather than others (measured by the FPST). For example, participants might, on average, implictly associate Black men with danger more strongly than White men, and "shoot" Black men more quickly than White men when they are both holding a weapon or harmless object.

   How does the FPST work?

   You made a number of "Shoot" or "Do not Shoot" decisions towards Black or White men. Some were holding guns and some were holding harmless objects like soda cans. We are interested in whether the race of the person influenced your responses. On average, participants are typically more likely to decide to "Shoot" a Black man versus a White man, both when they are holding guns and even when they are holding harmless items like phones or wallets.

   How does the IAT work?

   The IAT measures associations between concepts (e.g., Black or White) and evaluations (e.g., safety or danger). People are quicker to respond when items that are more closely related in their mind share the same button. For example, when you are faster to sort weapons with Black men than White men, you could be implictly associating Black men with danger more strongly than White men when they are sharing a button.

   Studies that summarize data across many people find that the IAT predicts discrimination in hiring, education, healthcare, and law enforcement. However, taking an IAT once (like you just did) is not likely to predict your future behavior well.

   Does the order in which I took the IAT or FPST matter?

   Yes, the order in which you see each pair has a small effect. For example, say that you see a face of a woman before a face of a man. Your score might differ if you had seen the latter face first. To minimize this effect, we randomly assign participants to different possible orderings. We also randomly assign the order of the IAT so that some people get one order and other people get the reverse order.

   I still have questions about the IAT or FPST.

   If you have questions about the IAT or FPST, please consult the links at the top of the page, where you will find answers to frequently asked questions, links to related research, and additional information about implicit associations. You may also email jeffrey.to@mail.mcgill.ca with questions or comments.

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