Stereotypes.

For a class assignment I was required to take a test which measured implicit stereotypes in order to see which kind of people I subconsciously stereotyped.  After taking three of the tests, my results were not concurrent with my true perceptions of people.  For example, one of the tests that I took was to prove that most people have an automatic preference for thin people. Then, the end results of the test will give you a variety of sentences, such as "Your data suggests a moderate automatic preference for Thin People compared to Fat People" (which were my specific results). You can either have a slight, moderate, or severe preference, so what they're telling me is I moderately prefer thin people? That's a pretty big preference. In reality, I don't prefer thin people over fat people and I have proof of this! Part of my dad's side of the family is slightly overweight, yet I don't treat them differently because of this.  I also don't prefer my mom's side of the family because they are more thin.  It is an interesting theory, and a good idea to test people subconsciously, but I feel that various other factors affected my results, such as computer problems, distraction or confusion.  I am curious to see what you guys think, if anyone is up for it take the test and let me know your results. 

You can find an assortment of tests at: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html