Measuring automatic associations: Validation of algorithms for the Implicit Association Test (IAT) in a laboratory setting

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-113

  Glashouwer, Klaske A ^a   Smulders, Fren T Y ^b   De Jong, Peter J ^a   Roefs, Anne ^b   Wiers, Reinout W H J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Automatic associations; D measure; IAT; Laboratory setting; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANXIETY; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865491758     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.07.015     Document Type: Article

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