In a study conducted by Greenwald and colleagues (2003),participants played a videogame-like task in which a black or white character popped out from behind a dumpster.Participants had to quickly decide if the character was a criminal holding a gun,a private citizen,or an undercover officer.One of the conclusions the researchers reached was that
A) time pressure tends to eliminate prejudiced responses.
B) people pay more attention to details about individuals of other races.
C) cultural stereotypes can be transmitted from generation to generation.
D) stereotypical biases can occur automatically without conscious attention.

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The researchers found that participants displayed automatic stereotyping in their responses, suggesting that such biases occur unconsciously and without conscious attention. Time pressure did not eliminate prejudiced responses, and there was no evidence to suggest that people pay more attention to details about individuals of other races. While cultural stereotypes may be transmitted intergenerationally, this was not a conclusion reached by the study in question.

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