Recall That Payne (2001)had Participants Decide as Quickly as Possible

question 49

Multiple Choice

Recall that Payne (2001) had participants decide as quickly as possible whether an object depicted in a photograph was a handgun or a hand tool (for example, pliers) .Each photograph was immediately preceded by a picture of either a black face or a white face.Results showed that ____________.

• A) black participants identified a weapon as a weapon more quickly than did white participants; however, white participants identified a hand tool as a hand tool more quickly than black participants.
• B) black participants were faster to identify a weapon as a weapon when it was preceded by a white face than a black face; however, black participants were faster to identify a hand tool as a hand tool when it was preceded by a black face than a white face.
• C) white participants were faster to identify a weapon as a weapon when it was preceded by a black face; however, white participants were faster to identify a hand tool as a hand tool when it was preceded by a white face.
• D) white participants identified a weapon as a weapon and a hand tool as a hand tool more quickly than did black participants.

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