Research on the Effects of Music and Stereotype Use Shows

question 35

Multiple Choice

Research on the effects of music and stereotype use shows that

• A) listening to music with violent lyrics leads to more stereotype use, regardless of the genre.
• B) the bias once found against rap music has disappeared in recent times.
• C) after hearing rap music, people are more likely to rate a person's ambiguous behavior as hostile.
• D) when people learn a defendant is a rap musician, they are less likely to convict them of a crime.

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