PSYCH Prejudice

Research using a variety of techniques has demonstrated that a stereotype exists associating __________ with __________.

Why is social categorization a fundamental human cognitive process?

Many people, if queried directly, are unlikely to admit, “Yes, I wholeheartedly believe that Blacks and weapons are associated with one another.” Yet results from multiple IAT studies seem to suggest otherwise, at the level of implicit associations. Why is there this discrepancy between stated and unstated attitudes?

Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion to reach regarding the “Black criminal” association many people display in the IAT?