Implicit Racial Associations

Definition

Implicit racial associations refer to subconscious attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases are not accessible through introspection.

Related terms

Implicit Association Test (IAT):

A measure within social psychology designed to detect the strength of a person's automatic association between mental representations of objects (concepts) in memory.

Stereotype Threat:

A situational predicament where people feel themselves at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group.

Prejudice:

An unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual based solely on the individual's membership of a social group.