Using a Word Association Task, Gaertner and McLaughlin (1983) Attempted

question 49

Multiple Choice

Using a word association task, Gaertner and McLaughlin (1983) attempted to prime racial stereotypes about Blacks and Whites. They found that:

• A) negative words were more quickly associated with Blacks.
• B) positive words were more quickly associated with Whites.
• C) most participants refused to take part.
• D) word associations actually failed.

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