Link: Test Your Bias

NYBamaFan · October 29th, 2009, 09:48 PM

I remember some of these tests from a previous employer, but there are more now than there used to be. Give a few a try when you have a few minutes. You can test your age bias, religious bias, weight bias, racial bias, etc.

link...

Select the Demonstration button on the left, then read and follow instructions.

Dartigan · October 29th, 2009, 11:37 PM

Having done some research, design & analysis projects in psychology, this is pretty interesting. Thanks for the link.

gmart74 · October 29th, 2009, 11:47 PM

moderate weapons with blacks. that is probably true, however being in baltimore it should probably be strong, not moderate if my environment had anything to do with it. i noticed i was slower on the second set than i was on the first but i think that is more indicative of unlearning the first set's associations with right or left. i would be interested to see the results if i were presented the categories in the opposite pattern and see if it still reflects a bias. i find most of these tests somewhat amusing bc it seems like they are purposefully setting you up to show bias as opposed to truly forming a neutral test and seeing what happens.

Ark-Tider · October 30th, 2009, 12:28 AM

A message scrolled across my screen after taking the test....it said.....stop watchin Fox News and then smoke boiled from my key board and burst into flames.

RammerJammer14 · October 30th, 2009, 01:46 AM

So far I've gotten "strongly associate women with liberal arts and men with science/math", "slightly associate black people with guns", and "moderately prefer straight people to gay people". None of which surprises me. It does seem as if they are set up to find bias though. Its fun/interesting to take these things.

NYBamaFan · October 30th, 2009, 11:31 AM

	Quote:	gmart74
	moderate weapons with blacks. that is probably true, however being in baltimore it should probably be strong, not moderate if my environment had anything to do with it. i noticed i was slower on the second set than i was on the first but i think that is more indicative of unlearning the first set's associations with right or left. i would be interested to see the results if i were presented the categories in the opposite pattern and see if it still reflects a bias. i find most of these tests somewhat amusing bc it seems like they are purposefully setting you up to show bias as opposed to truly forming a neutral test and seeing what happens.

You can overcome that by taking a break between the sessions. That is what I did and found that I was just as quick one way as the other. If you roll straight from one into another, you will make more mistakes - but mistakes do not count as bias - only speed differences count as bias...

TiderB · October 30th, 2009, 11:57 AM

Apparently I don't like fat people.

rizolltizide · November 1st, 2009, 12:08 PM

	Quote:	TiderB
	Apparently I don't like fat chicks.

Fixed that for ya.

ValuJet · November 1st, 2009, 12:53 PM

Strongly prefer straight people to gay people.

I think I answered that in the first couple of questions.

NYBamaFan · November 1st, 2009, 01:01 PM

	Quote:	ValuJet
	Strongly prefer straight people to gay people. I think I answered that in the first couple of questions.

I think that part id to find out how closely people inner bias aligns with their preconceptions about their own feelings...

Bama Reb · November 1st, 2009, 01:52 PM

At the end of my test, all four categories were perfectly aligned together, all in the center of the graph.
Evidently, I don't have any biases at all.

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jthomas666 · November 1st, 2009, 02:20 PM

I now have scientific evidence that Auburn sucks.