Studies Have Suggested a Decline in Racial Prejudice Against African

question 43

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) a quarter of the respondents characterised African Americans as criminal and low in intelligence
• B) a previously held stereotype is still prevalent, albeit in different form
• C) almost half of the participants thought that African Americans are lazy
• D) all of the above

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