According to research on prejudice and self-regulation, which of the following people would likely perform the WORST on a self-regulation task?
A)Penny, a highly prejudiced white woman who has just been talking with a group of black people
B)Roscoe, a highly prejudiced Coloured man who has just been talking with other Coloured men
C)Richard, a fairly unprejudiced Chinese man who has just been talking with a group of Indian South Africans
D)Peter, a fairly unprejudiced white man who has just been talking with other white people

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Research suggests that individuals who are highly prejudiced and have just been exposed to members of the out-group are likely to have depleted self-regulation resources, making it difficult for them to perform well on a self-regulation task. Penny fits this description, as she is highly prejudiced towards black people and has just been talking with them.

According to Research on Prejudice and Self-Regulation, Which of the Following