16-09-2026 15:54 via socialpsychology.org

Study Challenges Interpretation of Widely Used Implicit Bias Test

Source: PsyPostA controversial new study contends that the most widely used tool for measuring hidden prejudices might actually be capturing a person's conscious effort to avoid making mistakes. By analyzing data from over a hundred thousand test sessions, researchers found that people's tendency to slow down and be cautious is a stronger driver of their test scores than their underlying automatic associations. The research was published in Nature Human...
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