Hidden Assumptions

1. Based upon my results, I had no strong reaction to it. I already knew that I felt that way, mostly because of the society that I grew up in, and the people I have had more relations with. On the presidential IAT I felt that it also reflected the society, that between Nixon and Obama, there is more negativity towards Nixon because of Watergate.
2. I believe that I should not pay much attention to my results, because they were based more upon my unconscious thoughts than how I actually think or believe.
3. I do not think that the tests are entirely valid, because I got used to associating, for example, the i key with light skinned people first, then it was hard to shake that when later the i key was used for dark skinned people and good words. The test then implied that I was associating the lighter skinned person with good words as opposed to it just being muscle memory.
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What is TOK? Why TOK?

What is TOK?

     TOK is the study of how we learn, and how we can prove that we actually know a proposition, instead of just believing it. It makes us learn through ourselves, not through teachers, how we know what we know. It is meant to guide us and it is better that we learn by ourselves because we will understand it better.

Why TOK?

     We take the TOK class not only because it is required, but it will help us in other fields of study. We will be able to make convincing arguments in history, understand how other languages work and prove scientific and mathematical principles.