In One Study,white Participants Were Faster to Identify a Weapon

question 54

Multiple Choice

In one study,white participants were faster to identify a weapon as a weapon when it was preceded by a picture of an African-American face as opposed to a white face.Subsequent research suggests that this effect is due to 

• A) a stereotypical association between handguns and African-Americans.
• B) generally negative attitudes toward African-Americans.
• C) controlled processing of information about African-Americans.
• D) motivated inattention to stereotype-inconsistent information.

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Definitions:

Entrained

The synchronization of an organism's circadian rhythms to that of an external rhythm in its environment.

Biological Rhythms

Natural cycles of physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a periodic, predictable pattern, such as circadian rhythms or menstrual cycles.

Earth Orbiting

The path followed by an object, such as a satellite, as it revolves around the Earth under the influence of gravitational force.

Rotational Axis

An imaginary line around which an object, such as a planet, rotates, determining the direction and orientation of its rotation.