Suppose you asked students to write stories about black and white characters. Some students were prejudiced against blacks, and others were not. Some students were frustrated just before they wrote the stories, and others were not. Generalizing from a similar experiment, you would guess that the group that would write most negatively about blacks in their stories were:

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Based on the information given, the group that would write most negatively about blacks in their stories would be the prejudiced, frustrated students. Their negative attitudes towards blacks coupled with feelings of frustration may lead them to express these negative attitudes in their writing.

Suppose You Asked Students to Write Stories About Black and White