Chris is very concerned because her Implicit Association Test results show that she responded more slowly when fat faces were paired with positive words. She's concerned this represents that she is implicitly biased against fat people.
What might some psychological scientists tell her to make her feel better?
a. The IAT may reveal cultural stereotypes and not personal stereotypes.
b. The IAT predicts behavior in most people, so she should be worried about how she will now interact with an overweight friend.
c. These IAT results also predict she has negative implicit attitudes toward the elderly.
d. A self-fulfilling prophecy is created now that she knows her IAT results.
Question 2
Overall, research has shown that the link between IAT scores and overt behavior is _______.
a. strong
b. moderate
c. weak
d. zero
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