Recall that Galen Bodenhausen and Robert Wyer (1985) systematically varied the contents of prisoners' (fictitious) parole files provided to participants.When the prisoners' crimes were consistent with participants' stereotypes,they were harsher in their parole decisions.Practically speaking,results of this study support the policy of
A) allowing prisoners to speak on their own behalf during such hearings.
B) removing information about race or ethnicity from parole files.
C) educating members of parole boards about the causes and consequences of prejudice.
D) only allowing people of the prisoner's same race on the parole board.
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