Sanchez and Chavez (2010) Presented Participants with a Latino Candidate's

question 36

Multiple Choice

Sanchez and Chavez (2010) presented participants with a Latino candidate's resume for a selective minority internship. The candidate's background was strong, and half the time, the candidate was presented as bilingual (English/Spanish) and half the time not (English speaking only) . They found that the language manipulation

• A) made no difference in how participants rated the candidate.
• B) affected how Caucasians, but not Latinos, rated the candidate.
• C) affected how Latinos, but not Caucasians, rated the candidate.
• D) influenced both Caucasians' and Latinos' ratings of the candidate.

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The period of U.S. presidency under Harry S. Truman, from 1945 to 1953, notable for its implementation of the Marshall Plan, the establishment of NATO, and the beginning of the Cold War.

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