Racism Test
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Example Questions From the Test
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Not sure
- Agree
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This measure combines timed trials with self-report questions to explore automatic, race-related associations and everyday attitudes. The Racism Test is inspired by the Implicit Association Test (IAT), developed by Anthony Greenwald and colleagues, and includes 73 items with completion taking about 10 minutes. No personal information is required, and results are private.
Why Take a Racism Test
Most people who consciously reject prejudice still want to understand whether automatic, split-second associations might operate below their awareness — patterns that can influence behavior in subtle ways even among people who genuinely hold egalitarian values. A racist test built on IAT methodology is designed to surface exactly this kind of automatic pattern, measured through response-time differences rather than self-report alone.
It's worth being upfront about something important: the IAT's scientific validity is genuinely debated among researchers. Test-retest reliability is only moderate, meaning results can shift meaningfully if you take it again, and some researchers argue the reaction-time differences may partly reflect general familiarity with word-image pairings rather than bias specifically. Rather than treating a single score as a verdict, this am I racist quiz is best used as one input for reflection alongside your own observations of your behavior and attitudes.
This assessment is popular with people who want a private, low-stakes way to reflect on automatic associations and everyday attitudes, and with learners, educators, and professionals exploring implicit bias as part of broader training or discussion.
What the Assessment Measures
The quiz combines two components:
- IAT-style timed trials — measuring the direction and strength of implicit preference through relative response-speed differences between race-related category pairings under time pressure
- Self-report questions — exploring conscious, everyday attitudes and beliefs related to race for comparison alongside the timed results
The IAT D-Score summarizes the direction and strength of any measured implicit preference based on response-speed differences, while a separate scale reflects the categorical strength of that preference. Results describe patterns under specific test conditions — they are not a fixed measurement of character or a diagnosis of racism.
Who This Assessment Is For
This Racism Test is appropriate for anyone curious about automatic race-related associations and everyday attitudes who wants a private way to reflect on them. It's also used by learners and educators exploring implicit bias for class, training, or discussion, and by anyone interested in comparing conscious self-reported attitudes against patterns that show up under time pressure.
How to Use This Assessment
This is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnosis or a fixed label — results can be influenced by context, familiarity, fatigue, and test conditions, and the IAT's scientific reliability is genuinely debated among researchers. Use your results alongside reflection prompts and your own observations of your behavior, rather than treating a single score as conclusive proof of bias or its absence.