Unconscious Forms of Prejudice Are Thought to Be Measured with the Implicit

question 113

Multiple Choice

Unconscious forms of prejudice are thought to be measured with the implicit associations test. This test is based on:

• A) the types of words people typically make up when they see a person of a specific race.
• B) how long it takes people to respond to positive or negative words along with Black or White faces.
• C) changes in heart rate that accompany photos of people from different racial backgrounds.
• D) increased activity in the emotional centers of the brain that are associated with specific races.

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Definitions:

Preferences

The tastes, desires, or choices that consumers have regarding products, goods, or services.

Indifference Curves

Graphical representations used in economics to show different combinations of goods or services between which a consumer is indifferent.

Utility

Represents the satisfaction or benefit a consumer receives from consuming a product or service.

Transitivity

In decision theory and economics, transitivity refers to the logical consistency in preference ordering such that if Option A is preferred over B, and B over C, then A should be preferred over C.