Questioning the Validity of the IAT: Knowledge or Attitude

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dc.contributor.advisorSigall, Harolden_US
dc.contributor.authorSiegel, Eric Forresten_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-06-22T05:30:22Z
dc.date.available2007-06-22T05:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2006-12-13
dc.description.abstractA series of experiments was conducted to determine if the Implicit Association Test is a valid measure of attitude, or if it instead reflects knowledge of the groups being tested. Participants were given positive or negative descriptions groups of which they had no previous knowledge. They then completed an IAT testing their attitudes towards these groups. The results revealed that the IAT was sensitive to whether the participants believed these descriptions were accurate. This indicates that the IAT measures more than simple knowledge, it is sensitive to whether knowledge is endorsed. These findings support the validity of the IAT as an attitude measure.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/6651
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Experimentalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIATen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAttitudeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPrejudiceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUnconsciousen_US
dc.titleQuestioning the Validity of the IAT: Knowledge or Attitudeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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