Question 1

If you distrust psychiatrists,you are likely to respond more quickly on a reaction-time task when the word 'psychiatrist' is paired with the word 'harmful' than if it's paired with the word 'helpful'.This principle is the basis of the

Accepted Answer

The principle mentioned in the question is related to the Implicit Association Test (IAT), which measures the strength of a person's automatic association between mental representations of objects in memory. This test has been widely used to investigate attitudes and biases towards different groups or concepts. The finding that people respond more quickly to negative associations with psychiatrists suggests a potential bias or negative stereotype that may influence perceptions of mental health professionals. Therefore, the IAT is the most appropriate choice among the alternatives given.

Question 2

The implicit association test is

Accepted Answer

The implicit association test (IAT) has been found to be at least as good as other measures of prejudice and implicit attitudes (such as physiological measures and reaction time tasks). It is also a recent and popular attitude measure in liberal Western societies. Additionally, the IAT is relatively high in internal consistency, meaning that it produces reliable results over time. Therefore, all of the choices are correct.

Quiz 5: Attitudes

If you distrust psychiatrists,you are likely to respond more quickly on a reaction-time task when the word 'psychiatrist' is paired with the word 'harmful' than if it's paired with the word 'helpful'.This principle is the basis of the

The implicit association test is