The Relationship Between Implicit Attitudes and Displayed Behaviors

Abstract As society has progressed, there has been increased discussion surrounding prejudice, discrimination, and bias, and, therefore, also further recognition of the universality of internalized bias (Mitchell, 2013). The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is a test that was developed to measure then strength of the unconscious relationship individuals hold between various groups of people and the stereotypes associated with said group (About the IAT, n.d.). In a demonstration of the IAT by the creators, Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji, it was found that within the group of participants that were administered the test, 90 to 95 percent of the individuals displayed a significant level of implicit bias based upon their results (Schwartz, 1998). As these finding suggest that a majority of people internalize bias to some degree, our study aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between the level of internalized biases that people display within the IAT and a display of biased or prejudiced behavior that is consistent with their results. To determine whether attitudes would be predictive of behaviors, we sampled a group of college students and administered two versions of the IAT (Gender-Career and Gender- Science). Following competition of these tests, participants were asked if they would like to sign up for a Women in S.T.E.M. club newsletter, which served as a means of observable measure of prejudiced behavior. Data is currently being collected and results will be presented at SURS. It was found that, -------. These findings suggest that ----

Stress-Related Coping Mechanisms in College Students

College students experience stress and use various coping mechanisms to manage everyday stressors. Previous research has proposed that college students primarily use active coping mechanisms to manage their stress (Li, 2008). Studies also showed that females exhibited higher stress levels compared to males (Brougham, Mendoza, Miller, Zail 2009). (Okoro, 2018) Prior research with a similar design and methodology revealed that the two most common mechanisms amongst college students are active coping and self-distraction (Adomako-Saahene, 2019). The purpose of this study was to analyze the coping mechanisms college students utilize, as well as gender differences when managing stress. In this online study, undergraduate participants from general psychology classes at a moderate-sized liberal arts southern university completed the Brief COPE Scale and Perceived Stress Scale. We hypothesized that women would have higher stress levels than men and that active coping would be the most predominantly utilized coping mechanism