Talk:Implicit Association Test

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I feel terrible to delete an entire paragraph, not that it was necessarily wrong, but it was a vague and unrelated to an entry on Implicit Association Test. The relationship between brain imaging and psychological studies is important - and part of some other page or topic, not part of the IAT page. There are many ways in which imaging is being used to connect social and pyschological concepts, for better or for worse, for example search for neuroeconomics-related articles on google. --Minik 00:58, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The last link...

I think that the last link

Test of Unconscious Identification - similar to the IAT using open source software

is not relevant to IAT. IAT is realy powerfull tool, and the test on the link up there doesnt deserve a place on the IAT page.


[edit] What to do with unreferenced material?

I'd like to see someone either add references, or have us remove some of the unsupported material here. As a researcher in the field, the IAT is treated with the same respect other measures are--that is, not the be all end all, but something useful for certain purposes. These 'caveats' make it seem like criticism of the IAT has been particularly forceful; most of the critiques have been answered, and many of the critics themselves use the IAT where they feel it is appropriate, so the tenor of the comments here is misleading. I'd like to hear responses if anyone feels that isn't an accurate portrayal, otherwise I'll go ahead and make some changes in a few days. SlipperyN 01:56, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

The paragraph in question seems strikingly out of step with the rest of the article. I am not familiar with the literature so I cannot comment intelligently about IAT. However, as a layman, my impression is that the paragraph in question is in no way informative, extremely vague, and has a tone of an opinion piece. Citations will help but, details are sorely needed. Please be specific about the criticisms raised and any attempts to answer those criticisms if the paragraph is to remain. twotonkatrucks 06:38, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I made changes and provided references. Feedback welcome! SlipperyN 15:15, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
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