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You're biased! No, really, you are.

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"If you are unprepared to encounter interpretations that you might find objectionable, please do not proceed further...I am aware of the possibility of encountering interpretations of my IAT performance with which I may not agree. Knowing this, I wish to proceed with either the Democratic Candidates task or the Republican Candidates task." As the 2008 Democratic primary season degenerates into a Clintonian morass of identity politics and invective, now seems as good a time as any to test your own internal bias with an Implicit Association Test. (For more info, Slate's Jay Dixit covered the test and it social implications a few years ago.)

As for me, I took it three times. At first, my reptile-brain displayed a bias for Hillary Clinton, with Barack Obama and John Edwards exactly tied below her, and Bill Richardson lagging considerably behind. (My apologies, Governor Richardson. I think it might be because you look older than the rest of the candidates. At least, I hope that's the reason.) The second time I took it involved just the candidate's names, and it was completely inconclusive -- all four were tied exactly in the center of the chart. The third time -- perhaps because I was growing more used to the interface -- Barack Obama was up high, followed by Edwards, followed by Clinton followed by RIchardson.

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Ted said:

I took it once with Obama high up, then Edwards at the middle with Richardson just below. And toward the bottom was Hillary Milhous Clinton.

eileen said:

I took it once- Hillary up top, followed closely by Obama. Richardson and Edwards tied towards the middle.

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