What Is the Primary Function of an Implicit Association Test

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Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of an implicit association test?

• A) determining a person's "unconscious intelligence"
• B) to explore people's network of cognitive associations by asking them to name one word after another without conscious reflection
• C) to determine the extent to which people tend to think more implicitly, as opposed to explicitly
• D) to determine the extent to which people mentally associate two concepts, even outside of conscious awareness

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