Researchers had participants look at photos of African Ameri…
Researchers had participants look at photos of African American and white young men holding various objects in their hand. The participants’ job was to determine if the object in the hand was a gun or not, and to press a button labeled “shoot” if the object was a gun. This research demonstrated a greater likelihood to
Read DetailsIn a series of experiments, Steele and Aronson (1995) had bo…
In a series of experiments, Steele and Aronson (1995) had both African-American and white students at Stanford University take a verbal test. In one condition, the test was described as a valid measure of intelligence, and in the other condition, the test was described as neither a reliable nor valid measure of intelligence. In the first condition, African Americans performed more poorly than did white students because
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