IAT Tests

     The two IAT tests that I took were Weight ('Fat-Thin' IAT) and Age ('Young-Old' IAT). At first, I took the Fat-Thin one and they asked me to pay attention to four categories: good, bad, fat people, and thin people. By using "e" key for left side and "i" button for the right side, which meant we whether chose good, fat, bad, or thin categories. At first it was separated from fat with thin or good with bad, and it was easy that way. My results for those two was better than the combinations, especially when they combine fat or good with bad or thin. I was messed up with this one the most because my mind was still processing the other way around, which was the good or thin with bad or fat. For this one, my result was strong for the first two parts and pretty good at the last parts. I believed it was because of the distractions around and the nervous feeling. After the test, they asked me about my weight, my height, my religion, race, and how I felt about fat people and thin people.
    The second IAT test that I took was the Young-Old IAT. With this test, they asked me my age and my information first, unlike the test above. I started my test exactly the same with the other one, using the "e" and "i" buttons. However, here, they changed the four categories to young, old, good, and bad. Same as the other one, I had a harder time with the part when they switched from good or young with bad or old to good or old with bad or young. In my opinion, I felt the one that combined good or young with bad or old was easier. I didn't mean to be a racist, but it was just the way my mind processed. With this test, I got a higher score compare to the first Fat-Thin test maybe because I got used to it than the first one.
    Overall, I felt like I was put in timed tests; I had to rush in order to pass the tests and have the scores. That was one of the reason that degrade my score and distracted my concentration. Although it wasn't hard or trick me at all, I just wanted to put more focus and be calm down. Thus, the results were whether high or low depends on how we controlled our concentration and our mind.