The Implicit Association Test ("IAT") Measures Automatic Attitudes by

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Multiple Choice

The Implicit Association Test ("IAT") measures automatic attitudes by

• A) measuring the speed with which people associate different concepts to positive or negative stimuli.
• B) asking people to generate as many associations with a given concept as possible within a short time period.
• C) requiring people to sort a large group of words or visual stimuli into as many discrete categories as they see fit.
• D) measuring the time it takes respondents to read stereotype-consistent versus stereotype-inconsistent narratives.

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