A Harvard Study Examined the Connection Between Explicit and Unconscious

question 200

Multiple Choice

A Harvard study examined the connection between explicit and unconscious racial bias of 287 Boston and Atlanta physicians and their thrombolysis recommendations for white and black patients.

• A) The physicians showed no overt bias for white or black patients on explicit questions about racial matters.
• B) The physicians showed a pro-white, anti-black bias on the Implicit Association Tests (IAT) given to them.
• C) As the physicians' pro-white bias increased, so did their likelihood of treating white and black patients differently in regard to medical procedures.
• D) All the above

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