Priming people with a flashed Black face rather than a flashed White face makes them more likely to misperceive a flashed tool as a gun. This best illustrates the subtle character of

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This phenomenon demonstrates implicit racial associations, as being primed with a Black face leads to quicker misperceptions of tools as guns due to the subconscious association between Blackness and violence in some individuals.

Priming People with a Flashed Black Face Rather Than a Flashed