The Implicit Association Test (IAT)

The Implicit Association Test (IAT), used in this book, is a test in which you sort items into two different sides. The IAT is used to measure one’s attitude, or the connection of things that make them positive or negative for that person (Banaji, and Greenwald 41). Humans all have biases, the IAT helps people identify the hidden biases that they have. Blindspot suggested that humans come to know themselves and each other by finding the biases that they have created such as stereotyping, lying, and predispositions. Individuals try to identify the faults in themselves to learn from them, have good intentions, and be better people. Stereotyping drives our judgments and treatment of other. It is something that most humans do, but most don’t admit it. “A father and his son are in a car accident. The father dies at the scene and the son, badly injured, is rushed to the hospital. In the operating room, the surgeon look at the boy and says,

Most humans lie on a daily basis without realizing it. “How are you?” “Do I look fat in these jeans?” Most people tend to answer in the most simplistic ways like I am doing fine, and no those jeans do not make you look fat. In realistic you aren’t fine because you are tired and are sick. The jeans do look small but humans are scared of conflict so will say they look fine (Banaji, and Greenwald 22). Lying, or untruthfulness, is incorporated into our daily lives by tell the lies to others. If individuals were always truthful with every answer they would likely have no friends. Small amount of untruthfulness in one’s daily life will help their social life (Banaji, and Greenwald 29). Humans are known not only to tell lies to other, but also to themselves. Individuals tend to makes excuses, which are lies, about themselves. For example, humans tend to skip something because they feel tired, but they really aren’t at all tired they just don’t want to do the