1. My test results
  1. My reflection on the tests/ credibility and validity of the test
  •  Skin-tone IAT:  Moderate automatic preference for light skin compared to dark skin tone. This was not surprising for me because even though I know I like dark skin tone people, deep down I know that I prefer light skinned ones. 

Disability IAT: Moderate automatic preference for Physically Abled People over Physically Disabled People. This was surprising and disappointing for me but I think it is because I’m not really exposed to disabled people. But when I find a disabled person I try to help them but I was never friends with one of them and this is really disappointing for me.

 

  • Credibility/validity: The IAT may help us understand unconscious biases and how they work in larger social settings, but it is still not fully accepted as a reliable or true diagnostic tool for individuals, especially outside of study settings.

source: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/07-08/psychometric

 

3.My reflection on the video

Kandola’s point about how bias works in the mind made me realize why I act in certain situations in a particular way. He talks about how unconscious biases can affect how we judge things, which can lead to discrimination we didn’t mean to do. This is important for me because it shows how important it is to be self-aware and think critically about what we do every day in order to have a better society and mindsets.