Joy is participating in an experiment where she is shown words (such as "knife" or "smile")and images (such as black or white faces).She is told to press the right or left keys on a computer when certain words or images appear,and her response time is recorded.What test is Joy taking?

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Joy is taking the Implicit Association Test (IAT) which measures the strength of a person's automatic association between mental representations of objects in memory. This test assesses implicit biases that people may have towards certain groups or concepts. The test measures response times to certain stimuli to determine the strength of the association. The other answer choices are not relevant to this type of experiment.

Joy Is Participating in an Experiment Where She Is Shown