Hidden Assumptions

Results of RACE: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/Study?tid=-1

Results of Abled-Disabled:https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/Study?tid=-1

1) I was surprised by the results only because I didn't like the test at all, I agree with most of it but I think that verbal administration of these types of tests are better because of reaction times. I didn't feel much besides confused by the test in some aspects since it isn't a 100% self explanatory and I think that I truly felt this way because it was the first time I've ever taken a test like this this.

2) In my case, no because I think these questions of words and photos should be based on personal experiences of people and should be based on by what culture/country you live in. For example Americans view Jewish people differently then any Arab countries like Egypt so the tests should be different for each culture and showing the same picture over and over again doesn't accomplish the point I though the test was trying to get across.

3) These tests are no valid for what they are trying to see, which is a test takers reactions to seeing certain things and then seeing their reaction time, human error is a huge thing that plays a role especially when things are switch upon us, which then hurts the computer validity.

4) This is definitely hard to answer because either way your taking a side. For example the KKK feel they are "good" and "superior" to mostly black people in present America while black gangs in American are seen as "bad" and "inferior" to them because of the gangs crime that is aired on the news etc.. Yes they can be considered stereotypes but once again this depends on what side the knower is on. For example a knower can say that southerns are KKK members while decedents of German immigrants are Neo-Nazis trying to pick up where Hitler and the Nazi regime left off. The only way to distinguish generalizations from stereotypes are to not take sides you cannot be bias you must take in both sides and then decided from there.

5) Well the obvious answer is to THINK! Everything in life must be thought through for many reasons; one because if we make one decision without thinking it through we might wonder for the rest of our lives "what if I did this?" Two its a psychologically healthier in my opinion as a knower because not thinking absolutely everything through doesn't make you a knower but someone who is bias and truly mental undecided. We don't have to listen to our sub conscience but that always isn't wise since our mind does think everything out, some just choice not to listen but in my eyes the only way to get past this is truly think from every aspect like a mapping diagram to truly be able to not jump to false conclusions.