Using psyscope to conduct IAT experiments on Macintosh computers

Jennifer L S Borton; Mark A Aokes; Margaret E Van Wyk; Tyler A Zink

doi:10.3758/bf03192970

Using psyscope to conduct IAT experiments on Macintosh computers

Behav Res Methods. 2007 Nov;39(4):789-96. doi: 10.3758/bf03192970.

Authors

Jennifer L S Borton¹, Mark A Aokes, Margaret E Van Wyk, Tyler A Zink

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York 13323, USA. jborton@hamilton.edu

PMID: 18183892
DOI: 10.3758/bf03192970

Abstract

The Implicit Association Test (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998) is one of the most widely used tools for assessing implicit attitudes. To date, most IAT experiments have been run using Inquisit, a PC-based program. In the present article, we describe a method for conducting IAT experiments using PsyScope, a free, downloadable, Macintosh-based program (see Bonatti, n.d., for the OS X version; Cohen, MacWhinney, Flatt, & Provost, 1993, for the OS 9 version). In addition, we explain how data can be imported into SPSS for analysis. Preliminary results indicate that, in comparison with the PC version of the IAT, the Macintosh version provides similar sensitivity in measuring implicit self-esteem. Our PsyScope script and SPSS syntax may be downloaded from www.psychonomic.org/archive.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Computers*
Equipment Design
Humans
Psychology / instrumentation*
Self Concept
Visual Perception*