Consider the Implicit Association Test in Which People Are Asked

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Multiple Choice

Consider the Implicit Association Test in which people are asked to categorize words as well as Caucasian/African-American names. If you were to design a similar measure to assess implicit associations related to age, and more specifically, implicit negative beliefs about older people, which pattern of results might your IAT produce to indicate such ageism?

• A) Participants report that they like younger-sounding names (e.g., Dylan, Carter) more than older-sounding names (e.g., Gladys, Sydney).
• B) Participants take longer to pair positive words with older-sounding names and negative words with younger-sounding names than vice versa.
• C) Participants primed with words related to old age (e.g., "Florida," "Bingo," "wheelchair") internalize stereotypes regarding the elderly and demonstrate slower reaction times to the categorization tasks.
• D) Participants are quicker to recognize and categorize photos of young faces than photos of older faces.

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