The Implicit Association Test (IAT) has been widely discussed as a potential measure of “implicit bias.” Yet the IAT is controversial; research suggests that it is far from clear precisely what the instrument measures, and it does not appear to be a strong predictor of behavior. The presentation of this topic in Introductory Psychology texts is important as, for many students, it is their first introduction to scientific treatment of such issues. In the present study, we examined twenty current Introductory Psychology texts in terms of their coverage of the controversy and presentation of the strengths and weaknesses of the measure. Of the 17 texts that discussed the IAT, a minority presented any of the concerns including the lack of measurement clarity (29%), an automatic preference for White people among African Americans (12%), lack of predictive validity (12%), and lack of caution about the meaning of a score (0%); most provided students with a link to the Project Implicit website (65%). Overall, 82% of the texts were rated as biased or partially biased on their coverage of the IAT. The implications for the perceptions and self-perceptions of students, particularly when a link to Project Implicit is included, are discussed.

内隐联想测试 (IAT) 已被广泛讨论为“内隐偏见”的潜在衡量标准。然而，IAT 是有争议的。研究表明，目前还不清楚该仪器测量的是什么，而且它似乎不是行为的有力预测指标。在介绍心理学课本中介绍这个主题很重要，因为对于许多学生来说，这是他们第一次介绍对此类问题的科学处理。在本研究中，我们检查了 20 部当前的心理学入门教材，内容包括争议的覆盖范围和该测量的优点和缺点的介绍。在讨论 IAT 的 17 篇文章中，少数提出了任何担忧，包括缺乏衡量的清晰度（29%）、非裔美国人对白人的自动偏好（12%）、缺乏预测效度 (12%)，对分数的意义缺乏谨慎 (0%)；大多数学生都提供了 Project Implicit 网站的链接（65%）。总体而言，82% 的文本在 IAT 的覆盖范围内被评为有偏见或部分偏见。讨论了对学生的认知和自我认知的影响，特别是当包含与 Project Implicit 的链接时。