A test developed by scientists at the Harvard University claims to prove and score you based on your racist attitude. It says that it can provide a general overview of how racist you are based on your answers in the quiz.
The project is named as Project Implicit and the quizes are available at their website. ?At first only a US version of the test was available but now a specially tailored version for the UK has been launched. I think it is because the British audience is usually considered more racist in nature.?
We often pretend to promote and support equality but deep down inside our hearts we bear racst attitude. This test uses our subconscious mind to bring out our thoughs more clearly.
It works like this:
- Users put positive and negative words, such as “failure”, “glorious”, “wonderful” and “nasty” into categories of “good” and “bad”, then do the same with images of black and white faces.
- By responding to the prompts as quickly as possible, the test aims to side-step what’s known as “cognitive control” – the brief, but significant, time lapse we need to give an “acceptable” answer rather than a truly honest one.
- Depending on the magnitude of the result, respondents are judged to have either “little or no bias” or a bias rated as “slight”, “moderate” or “strong”.
I don’t know how accurate it is but it was fun to take and it gives you evidence to put your acts together when it comes to racism 