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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 10, No. 3, 359-372 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1368430207078696
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Discrimination and the Implicit Association Test

Laurie A. Rudman

Rutgers University, rudman{at}rci.rutgers.edu

Richard D. Ashmore

Rutgers University

Prejudice researchers have been criticized for failing to assess behaviors that reflect overtly hostile actions (i.e. racial animus; Arkes & Tetlock, 2004; Mackie & Smith, 1998). Two studies sought to begin to fill this gap in the implicit literature by showing that scores on the Implicit Association Test (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998) are linked to harmful intergroup behaviors. In Study 1, the IAT predicted self-reported racial discrimination, including verbal slurs, exclusion, and physical harm. In Study 2, the IAT predicted recommended budget cuts for Jewish, Asian, and Black student organizations (i.e. economic discrimination). In each study, evaluative stereotype (but not attitude) IATs predicted behaviors even after controlling for explicit attitudes. In concert, the findings suggest that implicit stereotypes are more predictive of overtly harmful actions than implicit attitudes in the intergroup relations domain.

Key Words: discrimination • implicit prejudice • implicit stereotypes • racial stereotypes • social cognition • intergroup relations

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