The first test was the age test and something that I thought would bring up interesting results. I love listening to people young or old doesn't matter. Therefore before taking this test I thought I was going to be right down the middle of bias. My test result though put me on the slight automatic preference for young. I found this result reflected more of who is in my life than I even realized. Taking note of the ages around me, my parents had me very young, therefore my grandparents are younger, all of my friends are around my age, my co-workers are in their late 20s, early 30s and taking that all in no wonder I am more based towards a younger generation, that is who I am surrounded by. This test was interesting because I think age can be overlooked as a biased. I also find it very interesting that within my place of work in the sport industry most people around are younger.
The second test I took was the gender-career test. A very interesting topic that comes up all the time in our society. While I am personally determined to enter a field of work that is male-dominated and want to achieve a high position I am also not surprised with my test results of a stronger association with male and career and female with family. I am swayed not only by what I see in my field of work but also my up bringing and personal beliefs. My both sides of my family are large old-school families. I say old-school because they are not traditional in every sense but have certain ideas of what family is. For example, my dad's side of the family is from Georgia/South Carolina. My grandparents on that side of the family have strong values that lean towards female with family. So while I feel I have an updated version of these beliefs, I still associate with this idea. It is also something I want for myself. I want a career but I also want a family.
The third and final test I took was the religion test. This test stood out to me because I chose it based on my lack of knowledge about religion. I would so my family is Christian but I have never stepped foot in a church before. My family is just not religious and maybe this is an advantage because I was not brought up to believe anything specific. But my ignorance can't be ignored. My test result showed that I had more positive association with Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam in that order. I am not surprised by this because of my mom's influence on my upbringing. My mom is a yoga instructor and while some of their preachings can be a little new-agey she has this calmness and peace association with faith. This defiantly swayed my test results.
All in all very interesting tests that point out some sensitive topics in our society. It was interesting to see the biases that we believe ourselves written out on paper.
Hi Hailey! I also took the Age IAT quiz and felt that I would be be equally preferential to both of those who are considered young and old. I feel like I also get along with people regardless of their age. Instead, my results showed a slight preference to those who are young. I also agree with you that the reason young was seen as preferential probably has to do with lifestyle and who we are surrounded by on a daily basis. We are also young and probably have more in common with those who are young over those who are old. It is interesting to see that something as simple as age can be considered as a bias and cause preferential treatment.
ReplyDeleteHi Hailey! I think your religion IAT is super interesting, I didn't take it but I have a feeling mine would be about the same, as I also grew up around yoga instructors and had a very strong new-agey childhood (I was never given an antibiotic until I was 16 and ran into some serious health issues) because my mom or her friends (yoga instructors and midwives) found some homeopathic remedy for whatever was going on.
ReplyDeleteI also completely identify with your sentiments about career and family, having both is very important to me and isn't always the easiest thing for those of us going into a field like we are.