Figure 2 gives an illustration of the IAT used in Experiment 2. To investigate whether
a dominant body language is implicitly associated with a schema of a “good soccer
player,” we paired the target concept of body language with an attribute dimensionof good vs. bad soccer players, as is standard procedure when using the IAT. For
the initial target concept discrimination (Figure 2, second column), we created
six different images from the point-light videos used in Experiment 1 showing
a dominant body language and six images showing a submissive body language.
All 12 images clearly depicted either a dominant or a submissive body language
as verified by two independent raters. For the associated attribute discrimination,
two independent soccer experts (both in possession of the second highest UEFA
coaching license) rated a list of adjectives as being associated with a good soccer
player or with a bad soccer player. Following the expert ratings, we produced a list
of 12 attributes, of which 6 were associated with a good soccer player and 6 with
a bad soccer player (see third column of the last row in Figure 2).