title: Forgiving, fast and slow: validity of the implicit association test for predicting differential response latencies in a transgression-recall paradigm.
abstract: 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 ratings. The forgiveness IAT was highly reliable, moderately stable over time, and demonstrated incremental validity. Results suggest that the newly introduced forgiveness IAT could advance personality research beyond what is known from self-report measures, further corroborating the notion of implicit forgiveness. Implications for personality assessment are discussed.
authors: Cluster of Excellence "Languages of Emotion," Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany ; Affective Neuroscience and Psychology of Emotion, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany.
authors: Ramzi
authors: R
authors: Fatfouta
authors: Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Darmstadt Darmstadt, Germany.
authors: Michela
authors: M
authors: Schröder-Abé
authors: Cluster of Excellence "Languages of Emotion," Freie Universität Berlin Berlin, Germany ; Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Merkl
keywords: Implicit Association Test (IAT); automaticity; forgiveness; implicit self-concept; response latency measures