Testing the Fake-ability of the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP): The First Study

Abstract

This was the first study that aimed to examine the effects of instructing participants to\n¿fake¿ their performance on the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). Thirtysix\nparticipants were first exposed to an IRAP. Consistent blocks involved responding to\npleasant target words as pleasant, and unpleasant words as unpleasant; inconsistent blocks\ninvolved the opposite response pattern. As predicted, latencies were significantly shorter\non consistent relative to inconsistent blocks. Subsequently, all participants were informed\nabout how the IRAP works; 12 participants were also asked to try to fake the next IRAP\nby thinking of pleasant things as unpleasant and unpleasant things as pleasant; and another\n12 were also told how to fake the IRAP (slow down on consistent trials). Results showed\nno evidence of faking, which contrasts with previous research in which the Implicit\nAssociation Test (IAT) was successfully faked.

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