Auburn University Health Psychology Learning from IAT Test Essay

Common Reader Assignment Instructions

1. First, students will access https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/takeate… (Links to an external site.)
2. Take 3 of the IAT tests
3. Then, students will write a two page (500 words minimum) Reflective Essay.
4. Discuss what you learned from the IAT completion.
5. Relate the biases, discrimination, and stereotyping concepts learned to the
   Common Reader book.
6. Explain how you can use what you have learned from this experience (taking the IAT and reading Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People to become more accepting of a more diverse group of individuals or how you could help others do so.
7. USE BASIC APA 6THED STYLE MANUAL FOR YOUR PAPER:

• 12-point Times New Roman font, double-space, and one-inch margins on each side.
• Include in-text citations for your sources based on APA 6thEd Style Manual
• A separate APA style references page in APA 6thEd Style Manual
• Make sure that each of your references (textbook, newspaper article) is cited in your text.
• Conversely, each citation in your text must have a corresponding reference.
• You can find detailed information on APA style on our Blackboard course site.
• Your submitted paper will consist of the title page, 2-3 pages of text, and a references page at minimum.
• A rubric is located in the syllabus. This rubric provides you with grading expectations/assessment criteria. Assessment points and grading points may differ.
• Adhere to the College of Education’s plagiarism guidelines included in this syllabus.