Adrina is shown a picture of a person whose face is Black, but the image appears so quickly that she is unaware of this. According to research on stereotype activation, Adrina will most likely
A) respond quickly to words stereotypically associated with Black people.
B) think of Black people as individuals rather than as a stereotyped group.
C) show brain activation in her frontal cortex.
D) all of the above.

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Research on stereotype activation suggests that even brief exposure to a visual cue, such as an image of a Black face, can activate associated stereotypes in a person's mind. As a result, Adrina is likely to respond more quickly to words stereotypically associated with Black people than to other words.

Adrina Is Shown a Picture of a Person Whose Face