The phenomenon of perceptual learning suggests that the other-race effect can be reduced by:
A) exposing people to more examples of faces from their own racial group.
B) teaching people to recognize their implicit racial biases.
C) repeatedly presenting a single face from another racial group.
D) training people to distinguish between several faces of other racial groups.

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The other-race effect, which is the tendency to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with, can be reduced by increasing exposure to and experience with faces from other racial groups. Training people to distinguish between several faces of other racial groups helps in improving their ability to recognize and remember those faces, thereby reducing the other-race effect.

The Phenomenon of Perceptual Learning Suggests That the Other-Race Effect