The Importance of Physical Environment in Triggering Automatic Thinking About

question 60

Multiple Choice

The importance of physical environment in triggering automatic thinking about racist stereotypes was shown in a study that found

• A)participants in a bright room responded with more positive evaluations of their own race compared to participants in a darkened room.
• B)participants who were in an open field gave more aggression responses to faces of black men,while those in a closed booth gave more flight responses.
• C)participants in a darkened room had faster access to negative stereotypes of black people compared to participants seated in a bright room.
• D)participants were more likely to "shoot" at a picture showing a white person than they were one showing a black person.
• E)tools were more likely to be misidentified as guns if a preceding photograph was of a white face.

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Definitions:

Brightness

The intensity of light energy perceived as a color; based on amplitude of light wave.

Color

A characteristic of visual perception described through hues such as red, blue, and yellow, significantly influenced by an object's spectral composition and lighting conditions.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time.

Sensory Receptor Cells

Specialized cells that convert external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses for the nervous system.