Because stereotype suppression requires cognitive effort,
A) once a stereotype breaks through, it can only rarely be suppressed in the future.
B) the harder people try to suppress a stereotype, the more successful they will be.
C) sometimes the effort to suppress the stereotype fails and the stereotype breaks through.
D) stereotype suppression operates at the unconscious level.

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Stereotype suppression can require cognitive effort, but it is not always successful. Sometimes the effort to suppress a stereotype fails and the stereotype breaks through. Therefore, option C is correct. Option A is incorrect because while it may be difficult to suppress a stereotype once it has been activated, it is not impossible. Option B is incorrect because the level of effort put into stereotype suppression does not necessarily equate to success. Option D is incorrect because stereotype suppression is a conscious process.

Because Stereotype Suppression Requires Cognitive Effort