On a test, if people who claimed not to be prejudiced against males staying home with their kids were slower and less accurate in classifying words into the categories of Male or Family as opposed to Male or Career, this would indicate that they
A)may harbor implicit prejudices.
B)developed group prejudices in childhood.
C)unlearned their initial prejudices.
D)have an evolutionary predisposition to view men as the "breadwinners" of the family.

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This indicates implicit prejudices because their slower and less accurate responses suggest they have unconscious biases that contradict their claimed beliefs, revealing attitudes they may not be consciously aware of.

On a Test, If People Who Claimed Not to Be