This bias test was very interesting. The first one I did was on race. I was happy with my results because I believe they are accurate and it is something that I really value. It said I had little or no automatic preference between Eurpopean Americans and African Americans. And it is true I really don't. I have been raised that way, mostly because of religious beliefs and values. I was suprised to see that the people that have a strong automatic preference for whites was 48%! It was crazy to me that so many people are really predjudice. And as a future teacher that scares me to realize that other teachers I work with might have biasis towards' certain students in there class.
The next test I took was on bias towards genders. My results show a strong association of male with career and female with family. I was not suprised by these results at all! This is what I was raised to believe and this is still what I believe. My mom was always at home and my dad at work. I believe this is how I will have my own family as well if financially possible. My outlook on this comes from religious believes and my own personal values on the roles of men and women. But as a future teacher I realize that I will need to put aside those beliefs and not let them influence the way I treat the boys and girls in my class.