It is not just memory: Propositional thinking influences performance on the autobiographical IAT

Vargo, Elisabeth Julie, Petroczi, Andrea, Shah, Iltaf and Naughton, Declan J. (2014) It is not just memory: Propositional thinking influences performance on the autobiographical IAT. Drug And Alcohol Dependence, 145, pp. 150-155. ISSN (print) 0376-8716

Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.10.008

Abstract

Category labels play an influential role in determining the test's accuracy, demonstrating that participants' propositional knowledge and self-concept are involved during test performance. The aIAT does not appear to tap directly into an individual's implicit memory when relevant memory is not available. Although the test cannot be recommended for detecting drug use, further research should investigate underlying mechanisms and other potentials of the technique.

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