In a study described in Chapter 7, students gave a lower intensity of shock to black learners than to white ones. Later, the students overheard the learner making derogatory comments about them, and this probably made them angry. When given a chance to shock the learner again, the students:

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The students likely felt angry and retaliatory after overhearing derogatory comments from the black learner, leading them to administer higher shocks to that learner than to the white one. This is indicative of a phenomenon known as reactive devaluation, where people devalue the ideas or opinions of those they perceive as hostile towards them.

In a Study Described in Chapter 7, Students Gave a Lower