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Implicit-association test

The implicit-association test (IAT) is an assessment intended to detect subconscious associations between mental representations of objects (concepts) in memory. Its best-known application is the assessment of implicit stereotypes held by test subjects, such as associations between particular racial categories and stereotypes about those groups. The test…

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Implicit-association testis asubject of significant academic and popular debate regarding its validity0.90text
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salience of attributes or cultural knowledge.Predictive validityA 2009 meta-analysis lead-authored by Greenwald concluded that the IAT has predictive validity independent of the predictive validity of explicit measuresinstance ofsome researchers have asserted that the IAT may instead be measuring constructs0.80text
salience of attributes or cultural knowledgeinstance ofsome researchers have asserted that the IAT may instead be measuring constructs0.80text
Nelson Mandelainstance ofwhere it was suggested that one could score better on the implicit racism test by visualizing respected black leaders0.80text

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