摘要：AbstractIn the last decades of applied research in the field of social and human sciences, the questionnaire has held a privileged position. As a data collection instrument, has provided valuable information for researchers worldwide, from the most diverse areas: psychology, pedagogy, sociology, marketing and others. We keep in mind that, first of all, the questionnaires assess declarative facts. For this reason, the social desirability effect is definitely one of the greatest problems of the psychosocial research. The constant concern of those who used it focused, particularly, on the steps of development: defining and operationalization of the concepts that will be measured, the formulation of questions, grouping them into classes, determining the format, pre-testing and validating the questionnaire, entire process being achieved complying a rigorous methodology and, with time, becoming increasingly refined.Recent studies have succeeded, exploiting the potential of computer technology, to propose a viable alternative to using supersaturated questionnaires. This alternative took the form of implicit assessment tests. The implicit assessment, although is in the early stage, promises results closer to truth than those offered by questionnaire. This new research tool assumes that some answers of the participants, obtained from the questionnaire or conventional test, can be conscious compromised because of the phenomenon of social desirability, or are influenced involuntarily due to divergences between conscious and unconscious thinking. One of the most important characteristics of the implicit assessment is that the respondent is not aware of measured construct, has no conscious access to that construct or cannot control the given answers.This article analyzes data obtained from a parallel assessment of intercultural competence, conducted explicit through a dedicated questionnaire and implicit through Implicit Association Test (IAT). Our primary concern is to identify the psychometric qualities of the implicit test developed by us. The group studied is composed from students enrolled at psycho- pedagogical training courses, belonging to several faculties of the Transilvania University from Brasov.
