IAT Test

Stereotypes and prejudices will always be a part of human society. Even if we consider ourselves to be accepting of other cultures and races, there is always a primitive, unconcious prejudice that exists within all humans. My results on the Race IAT test said that I showed a slight automatic preference to European Americans over African Americans. I hit the space bar sooner for a picture of a white person, than a black person. This surprised me because I believe that all people should be treated equally, and someones skin color, religion, or culture shouldn't be a source of hate. I think that the roots of this prefernce are where I was born and raised. I have spent my enitre life in a town where the extreme majority of people are white, but one of my best friends is black. I feel that if i was friends with him my tests may have leaned more towards white people simply because I had been spending my entire life in a community that consists of mostly white people.