Select and do an Implicit Association Test

• Go to the IAT webpage
• Under "Demonstrations" you click through to the demo page. . . note the disclaimer!
• There you will find a list of tests to choose from; you will pick and carry out one of the tests.
• Select one test to perform and follow the instructions on the screen. Your browser must support Java applets for this to work.

Please answer these questions and turn in:

• Which test did you take? What was that test measuring? What variables did the experiment vary and what variables might the experiment be measuring?
• Are the results surprising to you in any way? Do you agree with the assessment given by this experiment? Why or why not?
• How do you think performance (response time and errors) in the experiment might dictate the degree of preference presented at the end of the experiment?
  
• Quickly describe a set of results that might result in a different preference. Why would that data indicate a different preference?

Questions:

• What strategy did you develop?
• Do you think this is the best strategy? If not, what do you think might result in a better score given that you can not control the behavior of the other player?

Assignment:

1. Turn in your answers to the above questions.

2. Devise your own prisoner's or common's dilemma. This dilemma should not be one that you found on a webpage or in your book. Be creative! Think about situations where people are competing for resources or a shared outcome.