NEED IN 8 HOURS or LESS

 First, take two of the  Harvard Project Implicit Links to an external site. tests by going to the website then continue as a “guest.” After taking two of the tests, read through the material under the “Education” tab.

Second, address the following in about three paragraphs (about 300 words):

1) Describe your results for each test.

2) Explain how your membership in different subcultures influenced your perceptions of others.

REPLY TO MY CLASSMATES’ DISCUSSION TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE. MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS EACH

CLASSMATE’S 1 DISCUSSION

The two tests that I have taken, both were about some form of race.  The first was about how did I feel about Iraqi Americans, and then the preference of color for women to men I assume as couples.  On the first test, my answers were very neutral due to my feeling that all individuals should be able to live a life of freedom in the United States of America.  I was getting more agitated as the questions continued, but I do understand that it is for the understanding of where I am mentally on the subject!  But, to ask these questions did make me think of the hatred that people do have to deal with just because they are different from others.  The test also makes us realize the ignorance of our country that no one wants to really talk about in our country's history!

     The second test was the test of preferring the color of men to women in the situation of a couple if I am understanding it correctly!   This test may mean a lot to society and to the census, but to me, it has no bearing.  I understand that the loving qualities between couples should have no color barriers as well as not being able to have any judgments!  But, we do not live in a perfect world, there will always be judgments against anything we do in life!  we live in an unsatisfying society.  But, as stated earlier, I do understand that these tests are to see where or how we actually perceive things before us in understanding with being able to control our own personal beliefs for a professional outcome.  We may not always like what is presented to us, but it is how we deal with it on a professional level to pass our own biases! 

CLASSMATE’S 2 DISCUSSION

This week's assignment required us to take two of the Harvard Project Implicit tests and to describe the results we received from each test.  The first test that I took was  Race ('Black - White' IAT).  This IAT requires the ability to distinguish faces of European and African origin. The results I received were shocking as it stated that I preferred Europeans over Black people.  I am African American and I have friends from all races and ethnicities however I do have more African American and Hispanic friends. Growing up in Southeast Texas in a small town called Beaumont, I experienced racism as a child.  Being the only African American female in my honors classes in elementary and middle school had an effect on me.  I can recall in the 5th grade this being the case and other than myself, there were 3 other African American boys in the class.  None of the White children wanted to sit by me or talk to me my first few weeks at the school.  Then one White girl by the name of Lindsay decided to be my friend and after she did everyone else followed suite and began talking to me.  From that moment on, I learned to accept and be proud of being of a different race and worked just as hard to earn A's as my classmates who were White. 

The second test that I took was  Skin-tone ('Light Skin - Dark Skin' IAT).  This IAT requires the ability to recognize light and dark-skinned faces. The results indicated that I did not have a preference of light skin over dark skin which I agreed with.  I thought about the Kenneth and Mamie Doll experiment that occurred in the 1930's.  In this experiment, black children were given the choice between white dolls and black dolls and were told to indicate which dolls were nice/good and which dolls were ugly/bad.  The majority of the children favored the white dolls over the black dolls.  These dolls would later become the symbol in the Brown vs Education Supreme Court case.  Having relatives from Louisiana, we have different shades of family members from dark cocoa brown to as white as Snow White.  As a child I can remember an older cousin by the name or Laura who appeared to be a white lady.  Her skin was light and her hair was long and curly past her waist.  We thought she was so beautiful and could not believe that she was kin to us.  Because of the diversity in skin tones in my family, it makes it easy for me not to prefer one skin tone over another and I am glad this was reflected in the test. 

Project Implicit,  https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

CLASSMATE’S 3 DISCUSSION

The two tests that I took consisted of comparing different races and then comparing the difference in roles between male and female.  I am not sure how accurate the tests really were based on my feelings about both topics.

            The first test that I took determined that I thought less of darker skinned people, which is absolutely ridiculous. By the end of the test my mind was spinning and I happened to click a few wrong answers.  I do not base much truth off of these tests due to the simple fact that I view dark and light skinned people as equals in today’s society.  I grew up in a school that was about 40% African American.  Many of my friends were African American, and still are to this day. 

Race is recognized among scholars to be a specifically constructed category that describes human beings who share an arbitrary set of hereditary traits (Zack, 2012). This is however in contrast to its colloquial language, where race assigns a biological basis to groups.

            The second test I took compared the role of male and female in the workforce and home.  This test stated that I needed to learn more about the roles of male and female.  Again, I am not sure how this is accurate in my opinion.  I have always been a working mother, so I personally do not believe that a mother’s role is to specifically take care of the kids and home while the man works and provides for the family financially.  A hundred years ago, this was not the case, and it was the woman’s job to care for the children and home. However things have come a long way and I believe that women share just as an important role in the workforce that men do.  To be honest, I think a lot of family’s now have stay at home dad’s while the mother makes the money.  I do not see a problem with it being either way. It is merely a personal preference in my eyes. I can see how both of these topics can be controversial but I try to keep an open mind to both.

 

Kahn, A. (2015). The ecology of diversity: Examining individuals, societies, and cultures. Bridgepoint Education.

Project Implicit. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/