This site uses cookies to optimize functionality and give you the best possible experience. But the hype and public promotion of the measure have garnered the attention of many legal scholars who have begun to use the research to bolster workplace and other types of discrimination cases, says Mitchell. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is one of the implicit techniques developed by scientists, designed to uncover those unconscious attitudes and beliefs. Or, other factors could play into someones reaction times while taking the test. In the third part of the IAT the categories are combined and you are asked to sort both concept and evaluation words. I see most implicit bias training as window dressing that looks good both internally to an organization and externally, as if youre concerned and trying to do something. Disclaimer. APA 2023 registration is now open! The very act of taking the tests can force hidden biases into the conscious part of the mind. This non-profit organization aims to collect data for studies in social psychology and educate people about implicit bias. Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education. Data in this archive can be downloaded for all years, either separately by year or in a single file. How to cite this article If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is one of those rare research tools that has transcended the lab to catch the attention of not just the social psychologists, who use it in increasing numbers, but also a large swath of the general public. The idea is to develop algorithms that identify promising applicants by matching their qualities to those of past applicants who turned out to be successful employees. Discrimination and the Implicit Association Test Z Exp Psychol. If people are aware of their hidden biases, they can monitor and attempt to ameliorate hidden attitudes before they are expressed through behavior. Since then, Greenwald and his main collaborators, Mahzarin Banaji and Brian Nosek, have used the implicit association test to measure how fast and accurately people associate different social groups with qualities like good and bad.