In one experiment,White respondents typically took longer to identify words such as peace and paradise as "good" when the words were associated with Black-sounding names rather than White-sounding names.This best illustrated
A) explicit prejudice.
B) the other-race effect.
C) social scripts.
D) implicit prejudice.

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The experiment described in the question demonstrates implicit prejudice, which refers to unconscious biases or attitudes towards certain groups of people that may not be consciously acknowledged. In this case, the White participants took longer to associate positive words with Black-sounding names, indicating a bias that operates outside of conscious awareness.

In One Experiment,White Respondents Typically Took Longer to Identify Words