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Essay / IAT: A Test: The Implicit Associations Test - 1446
As a business major, math is still involved, but not as much as it would be in a science or math degree. Now I wonder if this implicit bias may have had an influence on why I chose to eliminate engineering and science first when deciding which major I wanted to major in. Looking back, I'm very happy with my decision, but I can't help but feel like this implicit bias affected my decision without my knowledge. In the future, I think I will be much more aware that this stereotype has been established and that it might be an underlying motivator when making decisions about what to expect or what is the norm. I don't think I can reverse this implicit bias because it's already been established, and honestly, I didn't even think I had it. For the future, I think it's best for me to accept and realize that I have a bias that gender is best at this or that subject, even if it's completely wrong. Gender does not determine success in any given subject, but I believe we have been socialized to expect a higher percentage of men in the sciences and women in the liberal sciences.