Hidden Bias

The results I received on the IAT test, say that I strongly prefer European Americans when compared to African Americans.  I was surprised by the results because I don't truly think that I'm a prejudiced person. I don't agree with the results but its interesting to see. The reason for these results is because of how I took the test. I don't know if this environment that I'm taking it in, or how the test is given, if it can be considered accurate. I believe that the keyboard and the changing of sides for words really is what affected my test results. To me it wasn't a matter of whether those were hidden biases being exposed, but more of the test not being taken in the most productive way. In think this because it wasn't as if I was always putting negative words on the African American side. I would put words such as "nasty", and "awful" with whites too. That's why I don't believe this test was very accurate.
From reading the introduction page to the website I was able to learn a bit more about what these results mean, and where biases, prejudices, and stereotypes come from. Although many people claim to not be racist, which most aren't, we do have predispositions on certain things. Right now I can say that I don't believe I am a prejudiced person, or stereotypical, but I have made reference in the past that could possibly justify that I am. We learn this at a young age. I don't have a dislike for black people, I just have grown up in an environment where most of my friends are white.  I agree with what the website said in how if our communities were more integrated and had whites and blacks working together, then it would be easier to erase these hidden biases.