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Sheena took the implicit association test (IAT) and found that she responded faster when ""strong"" words were paired with male names as compared to when ""strong"" words were paired with female names. What does this finding suggest?

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Answer:

The finding suggests that

Sheena have an implicit belief that men are stronger than women.

Step-by-step explanation:

Implicit Association Test:

In the field of social psychology, this test is used to determine the power of a person to associate between different objects in an implicit way. For example, are colored people good or bad?

  • So this test finding suggests that Sheena have an implicit belief that men are stronger than women by checking her response towards strong words.

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