For my test on implicit biases, I took the age test, sexuality test, and race test. I wasn't really surprised about the results on the age test, as I scored "little to no automatic preference". I grew up in an area with a healthy mix of young and old people, and would spend a lot of time in senior assisted living home, so I was well exposed to elderly people. For the sexuality test, I scored "Strong automatic preference for straight people to gay people". This test was the most surprising to me, as I was a theatre kid in high school, and as a result spent lots of time around gay men and women. I thought I was going to score a little to no preference, due to high school experiences. As far as the race test, I scored a "moderate automatic preference to European Americans to African Americans". I'm a little surprised about this one, but not nearly as surprised as the results of the sexuality tests. The community I grew up in too wasn't too diverse, so I was only slightly exposed to African American's until I went to high school.
Overall, I found these tests incredibly interesting, as I had thought I wouldn't have any preferences, but I can't exactly be an unbiased judge.
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