Developing the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure(IRAP) as a Measure of Implicit Racial Bias
Year: 2010
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The aim of the current programme of research was to determine if the IRAP, a recently\ndeveloped methodology for the assessment of implicit cognition, is a useful measure of\nimplicit racial bias in the Irish context. Over the course of a series of experiments, the\nresearch refined the IRAP and examined its relationship with various alternative attitudinal\nindices, including self-report measures and measures of behavioural intentions. In\naddition, the fifth experiment explored the predictive validity of the IRAP using knowngroups,\nwhile Experiment 6 investigated the relationship between neural activity,\nmeasured with electroencephalograms, and IRAP responses. In the final experiment, the\nmalleability of IRAP performances, as a result of acceptance and education-based\ninterventions, was investigated. Overall, the research reported in the current thesis\nprovides support for the reliability and validity of the IRAP and suggests that it is a\nrelatively robust measure that could be used in subsequent research in the study of implicit\nracial bias.
Author: Patricia M. Power
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W172071371