When whites perceive someone to fit their internalized criteria for blackness

Question

When whites perceive someone to fit their internalized criteria for blackness - which can be skin color, other physical characteristics, or speech - their minds may generate negative attitudes or images, and they may act according to those negative attitudes or images. Possible responses include:

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The statement describes a process where whites may generate negative attitudes or images based on their perception of someone fitting their criteria for blackness, and then act according to those attitudes or images. This encompasses negative evaluations activated in response to racial cues (A), acting on racist views unconsciously (B), and being aware of the negative evaluations and trying to counter them (C).