Is It Possible to Decrease Automatically Activated Racial Prejudice

question 27

Multiple Choice

Is it possible to decrease automatically activated racial prejudice?

• A) No, only explicit prejudice can be reduced
• B) Yes, automatic reactions can diminish, but only with sufficient motivation
• C) Yes, automatic reactions can diminish, but only with extensive training
• D) Yes, automatic reactions can diminish with sufficient motivation and training

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that determines the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

SSE

The aggregate of error squares, being the difference between model estimates and observed data, showing how well a model fits.

Least Squares Method

The method used to develop the estimated regression equation. It minimizes the sum of squared residuals (the deviations between the observed values of the dependent variable, yi, and the predicted values of the dependent variable, ŷi).