Reply to Krueger: Good point, wrong paper
Year: 2011
Type: letter
Abstract: In his letter, Krueger (1) raises an important issue regarding questions of prediction of behavior from tests of underlying mental states. We think it is important to make the distinction here between using the implicit association test (IAT) for diagnostic purposes (e.g., to classify individuals as ‘racist’) and using the IAT for research purposes (i.e., to investigate a potential contributing factor to trust behavior in our study) (2). We emphatically agree with Krueger (1) that, in its current instantiation, the IAT should not be used for diagnostic purposes. Indeed, the concern of Krueger (1) is exactly the one that we would raise ourselves if …
Institutions: New York University, Harvard University
Language: English
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2065356766