Power, Patricia M. (2010) Developing the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) as a Measure of Implicit Racial Bias. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.

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Abstract

The aim of the current programme of research was to determine if the IRAP, a recently developed methodology for the assessment of implicit cognition, is a useful measure of implicit racial bias in the Irish context. Over the course of a series of experiments, the research refined the IRAP and examined its relationship with various alternative attitudinal indices, including self-report measures and measures of behavioural intentions. In addition, the fifth experiment explored the predictive validity of the IRAP using knowngroups, while Experiment 6 investigated the relationship between neural activity, measured with electroencephalograms, and IRAP responses. In the final experiment, the malleability of IRAP performances, as a result of acceptance and education-based interventions, was investigated. Overall, the research reported in the current thesis provides support for the reliability and validity of the IRAP and suggests that it is a relatively robust measure that could be used in subsequent research in the study of implicit racial bias.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Keywords:	Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure; IRAP; Implicit Racial Bias;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	2520
Depositing User:	IR eTheses
Date Deposited:	09 May 2011 13:36
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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