Studies Have Suggested a Decline in Racial Prejudice Against African

question 1

Multiple Choice

Studies have suggested a decline in racial prejudice against African Americans over a long period. However, a study by Devine and Elliot (1995) indicated that:

• A) half of the respondents characterised African Americans as criminal.
• B) a previously held stereotype is still prevalent, albeit in different form.
• C) almost half of the participants thought that African Americans are athletic.
• D) racial prejudice has disappeared in Western industrial nations.

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