Recall That One Study Asked Prejudiced and Unprejudiced White Participants

question 15

Multiple Choice

Recall that one study asked prejudiced and unprejudiced white participants to evaluate black and white college applicants (identified by photos attached to their applications) whose qualifications varied.What did this study show?

• A) Both prejudiced and unprejudiced participants rated black applicants with excellent qualifications less favorably than white applicants with excellent qualifications.
• B) When the applicants had mixed qualifications (that is, they excelled at some things and did not excel at others), prejudiced participants rated the black applicants less favorably than the unprejudiced participants.
• C) When the applicants had either generally excellent qualifications or generally weak qualifications, prejudiced and unprejudiced participants rated white and black applicants similarly.
• D) Both b and c are correct.

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