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In an Experiment by Harber, White College Students Read and Evaluate

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In an experiment by Harber, white college students read and evaluate poorly written essays supposedly written by other students enrolled in a writing workshop. Half of the students believed the writer was black while the other half believed the writer was white. They found the evaluators:


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Lens

A transparent optical component that focuses or disperses light rays, used in a variety of devices such as glasses, cameras, and microscopes to enhance vision or capture images.

Opponent-Process Cell

A type of cell in the visual system that is believed to be responsible for processing colors by encoding differences between pairs of colors such as red-green or blue-yellow.

Thalamus

A large, dual-lobed mass of grey matter buried under the cerebral cortex, involved in relaying sensory information and acting as a center for pain perception.

Bipolar Cell

A type of neuron which is found in the retina of the eye, acting as a relay between photoreceptors and ganglion cells.

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