In the wake of the Zimmerman/Martin controversy, who is sure they themselves are are not subconsciously biased? Are Flutherites ready for the Bias Test?

My results:
Your data suggest little to no difference in implicit preference between Rick Santorum and Barack Obama.
Your data suggest a moderate implicit preference for White People compared to Black People.

I don’t need to take a test. I know and readily admit that I am biased.

My bias is based on living for 50+ years. Everything I do, from waking in the morning to the books i read to the news I watch to the music I listen to – is biased. I am a product of my life. Someone has put together some sort of diagnostic instrument, but that cannot caputre my experiences.

It would be lie for anyone to say that they do not have some biases. We are all products of our past.

@filmfann how does your black/white preference test result compare with your conscious belief about your own bias? I got the same result and was disturbed as are many who take this test. Even the author of the test got those results and was concerned.That’s in the article, along with info about how the test works, and what do we do with the information we discover about ourselves.

Rick Santorum and Barack Obama result is a joke, right?

I think I am pretty aware of my biases without taking the test. The challenge, as I see it, is not to pretend they don’t exist but to not act based on them.

“Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between Light Skin and Dark Skin”

I don’t know how brave this makes me, but these are my results: “Your data suggest a slight implicit preference for Herman Cain compared to Mitt Romney. Your data suggest little to no difference in implicit preference between White People and Black People.”

And I still believe Zimmerman needs to be prosecuted.

Your data suggest little to no difference in implicit preference between White People and Black People.
Your data suggest little or no association between Black American and White American with Harmless Objects and Weapons.

Your data suggest little to no difference in implicit preference between Barack Obama and Ron Paul.
Your data suggest little to no difference in implicit preference between White People and Black People.
So, what did I win?

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Recent Presidents compared to Barack Obama.
Though probably not for the reasons that they think.

@anartist what do we do with the information we discover about ourselves.

I’m not doing anything about it. I consider it information I discovered about the test.
I am comfortable with myself, and my attitudes, which I consider non-racially slanted.

Is the Obama Santorum thing a joke? Not that I can see. They are just saying I am not closer or repelled by one or the other due to a race thing.

@filmfann I didn’t see the Obama Santorum Q, so I thought it was a political/conservative/liberal Q not a race thing and could not understand how anyone could feel equal about the 2 men.

@elbanditoroso It looks like you have come to terms with this issue in a very reasonable way.

@ragingloli I wonder if the black/white test is particularly developed with Americans in mind since African slavery was not such an issue in Europe. Maybe groups other than black such as Turks or other Gastarbeiter could be substituted for European-based test. Maybe in India it could be a caste-system thing [the Brahmins [from the north originally] are/were light-skinned] while the sudra [originally conquered peoples from the south] are/were dark-skinned. Maybe a Japanese version could test mainstream Japanese reaction to Ainu [light-skinned racial group traditionally marginalized] faces.

Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Dark Skin compared to Light Skin.

I don’t know if I agree with this.

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

Here’s something interesting though, I seem to automatically prefer able bodied people to people with disabilities. Please don’t tell this to my quadriplegic husband.

@FutureMemory don’t want to offend with this Q but which [if either] race would you identify yourself with—or did you take a test different from the black/white test that tests for something pertaining to color only, not racial identification?

I wish I could select what test i took as some of these [like the Obama/Santorum] look interesting or seem to have subtle differences but I see no way to select them. :-(

@anartist

I took the Skin-tone test.

I don’t identify with any single race as I have an equal mix of Caucasian and Hispanic blood.

@anartist The list of tests is here. There are several from which to choose.

“Your data suggest a slight implicit preference for Black People compared to White People.
Your data suggest little to no difference in implicit preference between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.”

I’m slightly surprised about the first one. I don’t think I have a preference, but it does say slight, so I’m okay with it. The second one is no surprise at all because I’m not a fan of either of them. Or any politician for that matter.

I seem to be missing some of the tests as well – I see the presidents one, but nothing to do with R candidates. Maybe it selects tests to display based on IP address?

@dappled_leaves it selects randomly I think.Perhaps it weights options for an individual test also on the demographic data you enter, such as age, political leaning, etc —young folks less likely to get Reagan or Nixon[?].
If you proceed straight through from registration to test you don’t get to pick, you get a new test they are working on, such as maybe candidates. I would have liked to try this one but didn’t find it on the list and I got a totally different one not on any list.

Everyone is bias prone with biases to go around. For one to dare say they don’t have them, they are either lying or they have no opinion on anything one way or another…also B.S.

I live, therefore, I am biased.