Recall that Payne and colleagues showed that white participants were faster to identify a weapon as a weapon when it was preceded by a picture of an African American face as opposed to a white face.Subsequent research suggests that this effect is due to

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The effect is likely due to a stereotypic association between handguns and African Americans, as previous research has shown that people tend to associate weapons more closely with African Americans than with other racial or ethnic groups.

Recall That Payne and Colleagues Showed That White Participants Were