TY - JOUR
T1 - Testing for implicit bias
T2 - Values, psychometrics, and science communication
AU - Byrd, Nick
AU - Thompson, Morgan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Our understanding of implicit bias and how to measure it has yet to be settled. Various debates between cognitive scientists are unresolved. Moreover, the public's understanding of implicit bias tests continues to lag behind cognitive scientists'. These discrepancies pose potential problems. After all, a great deal of implicit bias research has been publicly funded. Further, implicit bias tests continue to feature in discourse about public- and private-sector policies surrounding discrimination, inequality, and even the purpose of science. We aim to do our part by reconstructing some of the recent arguments in ordinary language and then revealing some of the operative norms or values that are often hidden beneath the surface of these arguments. This may help the public learn more about the science of implicit bias. It may also help both laypeople and scientists reflect on the values, interests, and stakeholders involved in establishing, justifying, and communicating scientific research. This article is categorized under: Cognitive Biology > Social Development.
AB - Our understanding of implicit bias and how to measure it has yet to be settled. Various debates between cognitive scientists are unresolved. Moreover, the public's understanding of implicit bias tests continues to lag behind cognitive scientists'. These discrepancies pose potential problems. After all, a great deal of implicit bias research has been publicly funded. Further, implicit bias tests continue to feature in discourse about public- and private-sector policies surrounding discrimination, inequality, and even the purpose of science. We aim to do our part by reconstructing some of the recent arguments in ordinary language and then revealing some of the operative norms or values that are often hidden beneath the surface of these arguments. This may help the public learn more about the science of implicit bias. It may also help both laypeople and scientists reflect on the values, interests, and stakeholders involved in establishing, justifying, and communicating scientific research. This article is categorized under: Cognitive Biology > Social Development.
KW - affect misattribution procedure
KW - evaluative priming task
KW - implicit association test
KW - implicit bias
KW - indirect measurement
KW - philosophy of cognitive science
KW - philosophy of science
KW - psychometrics
KW - social psychology
KW - values in science
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U2 - 10.1002/wcs.1612
DO - 10.1002/wcs.1612
M3 - Article
C2 - 35671040
AN - SCOPUS:85131597402
SN - 1939-5078
VL - 13
JO - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science
JF - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science
IS - 5
M1 - e1612
ER -