Test yourself for unconscious racial bias

[Aristophanes]

The test can be found here.

Oooh, btw, the test is the last icon on the right on the homepage.

Please vote, regardless of how you feel other people might feel about your test results!

From the APA:

Test Result % of Test Takers
Strong automatic preference for White people 48%
Moderate automatic preference for White people 13%
Slight automatic preference for White people 12%
Little or no automatic preference 12%
Slight automatic preference for Black people 6%
Moderate automatic preference for Black people 4%
Strong automatic preference for Black people 6%

I was a little surprised to find that I had no automatic preference; truth be told, I've always felt I had a slight bias in favour of black people.[especially sexy ones]

[Silver Guard]

I don't need it, I know I'm racist.

I don't need an explaination, I have none, yet I feel biast towards those of different races, creeds and status.

I find it more difficult to enjoy the company of blacks, alone with many of them I feel uncomfortable. I have never had a bad experience with them, but on an isolated island like mine they are few and far between.

I respect jews and asians, for I discriminate against others in favour of an intelligence which seems natural to these races, I feel ill at ease with Latinos, though in a differnet way to blacks.

I am extremely elitist, to the extent I look down on those who are born less intelligent, but more so on those intelligent yet without the drive to make anything of themselves. I respect the rich, and especialy those with more wisdom then myself, of which there are too many to count.

I'm a predudiced person, I have no explaination. Its the way I am

EDIT: surprise surprise I have a stong automatic preferance for white people

[Aristophanes]

This was somewhat ironic:

For example, nearly two out of three white Americans show a moderate or strong bias toward, or preference for, whites, as do nearly half of all black Americans.

I think that shows the power of images which are constantly, constantly broadcast at us. We can't escape the influences of our environment.

[Sétanta]

Apparently I feel a moderate bias towards white people. No surprise.

[Denny Crane!]

Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between European American and African American.


Seems more like reactions and coordination than anything else but meh.

Peter

[Farnan]

That test is scewed...

I kept accidently pushing the wrong button as I would push the same one twice by instinct no matter what the second thing was...

[Aristophanes]

That test is scewed...

I kept accidently pushing the wrong button as I would push the same one twice by instinct no matter what the second thing was...

Try doing it a couple times.

[The Walrus]

I have a slight preference for black people. Not sure why(no offence to anyone) As most of my friends are white(respectively) Then again, I am happy when I see a black person succeed as it helps combat the steoretype of stupid black kids who do drugs and violence.

The test is screwed by reflexes(respectively)

[Lusted]

I have no preference for either white or black.

Which is no surprise, as i really don't care about the colour of people's skin, i care about peoples attitudes and views instead.

[Aristophanes]

I have no preference for either white or black.

Which is no surprise, as i really don't care about the colour of people's skin, i care about peoples attitudes and views instead.

We're certainly not trending like the general population...

[Miraj]

I have a 100% preference for whites. Just kidding. But it did say I have a slight preference for whites, which is absolutely stupid. The test is only relevant to whites and blacks. Not really the rest of us.

[Stalins Ghost]

Strong Automatic Preference for white people apparently :/

I found myself not knowing at first how it worked

Anyway, my thoughts on the subject are that its impossible not to make an initial judgement on someone for their race in my opinion. Often "racist" thoughts do appear in my head and I can't actually really help it. However, upon thinking this, I do, without fail pretty much think to myself "Eerrr no, wrong, don't think like that", which in my opinion makes it a non issue for me - I'm acknowledging and reinforcing my own active opinion of equality.

The problem is for most that society drills certain values into your head, normally through language, and I find the mind normally goes straight for the most controversial thoughts first (it does in my mind anyway). Luckily, I'm not one to act on instinct. I always think things through really, and in all complete honesty I have no racial predjudices at all, but I also acknoledge that passive thinking can disrupt this sometimes. Besides. I have alot of friends from all kinds of ethnic backgrounds. I've never felt its an issue!

[Aristophanes]

The test doesn't prove anything. It's far too simple and unmethodical to be scientifically reliable, but it can spot bias, and it's certainly interesting to find out.

[Kino]

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[Last Roman]

Test says I have a slight preference for white people, which I suppose is somewhat unsurpising considering the town I lived in for 16 out of the 20 years of my life is 99% white. Plus just bad hand/eye coordination on my part.

[turtle]

I tested as "little to no automatic preference between European American and African American", which is no surprise. I care more about how someone thinks and lives their life.

[aorz]

Yeah, I had a moderate preference towards white people. I agree with Stalins Ghost though. I often have stupid thoughts pop into my head. It's not so much black people that I dislike as people who dress like they're rappers, especially rich white people. That is prejudice in itself I suppose, I guess that's just how it is.

[Gungalley]

Why only whites and blacks?

[VALIS]

OK,i get it now,well that test was rediculous,it just showed a face of a black person or white person then with a good or bad underneath,i dont know the people in the pictures so how am i supposed to know whether there good people or bad people?

idiotic test.

[sephodwyrm]

Moderate automatic preference for African Americans.
Maybe a result of having too many caucasian professors that demolished my grades...