Forgiving, Fast and Slow: Validity of the Implicit Association Test for Predicting Differential Response Latencies in a Transgression-Recall Paradigm

This study examined the role of automaticity in forgiving a real-life offense. As an alternative to self-report, an Implicit Association Test (IAT) of forgiveness was developed. Implicit (IAT-measured) and explicit (self-reported) forgiveness predicted shorter response times of state forgiveness rat...

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Main Authors: Ramzi eFatfouta, Michela eSchröder-Abé, Angela eMerkl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00728/full