Patricia Devine and Her Colleagues Conducted a Study Where Participants

Patricia Devine and her colleagues conducted a study where participants were subliminally exposed to neutral words (e.g., number, animal) or words stereotypically associated with African Americans (e.g., welfare, jazz) . Participants then read a story about a person who acted in an ambiguous manner and rated the hostility of this person. Results showed that ________ participants who had been exposed to the stereotypical words rated the person in the story as more hostile than did participants who had been exposed to the neutral words.

A) both prejudiced and nonprejudiced
B) prejudiced (but not nonprejudiced)
C) nonprejudiced (but not prejudiced)
D) male (but not female)

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