Which of the Following Factors Makes Automatic Activation of Stereotypes

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors makes automatic activation of stereotypes more likely?

• A) Exposure to neutral information about a group or target
• B) A personal motivation to avoid prejudice
• C) Being too cognitively busy to notice category membership of a target
• D) None of these.

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