Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 02, 2018
Last Modified: January 11, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS) by:
Neville et al (2000). Construction and Initial Validation of the Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS). Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 47. No. 1,59-70.
3 minutes
20 6-point Likert scale questions, self-report
20 6-point Likert scale questions, self-report
Anchors: "Strongly disagree", "Moderately disagree", "Slightly disagree", "Slightly agree", "Moderately agree", "Strongly agree"
Higher scores => greater endorsement of color-blind racial attitudes.
3 subscales of color-blind racial attitudes
RacialPrivilege: the unawareness of afforded white privilege
InstitutionalDiscrimination: t he unawareness of racial discrimination practiced in institutions
BlatantRacialIssues: the unawareness towards the pervasiveness of racial discrimination
File Name: cobras_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| racialPrivilege | Range: 7-42 (1, 2, 6, 8, 12, 15, 20) |
| institutionalDiscrimination | Range: 7-42 (3, 4, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18) |
| blatantRacialIssues | Range: 6-36 (5, 7, 10, 11, 17, 19) |
| cobrasTotalScore | Sum of all subscale scores: Range: 20 - 120 + raw responses |
File Name: cobras.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values; 1-6; R-items are automatically reversed scored 1 = strongly disagree 6 = strongly agree |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage |