At a conscious level,Aaron doesn't think he's prejudiced.Yet he automatically feels uncomfortable in situations in which he has to interact with people of different races from his own.Aaron's experience best illustrates the distinction between
A) blaming the victim and hindsight bias.
B) social scripts and scapegoat theory.
C) explicit and implicit attitudes.
D) social identities and ingroup bias.

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Aaron's conscious belief may be that he is not prejudiced, but his automatic discomfort suggests an implicit attitude or bias that he may not be fully aware of. This illustrates the difference between explicit (conscious) and implicit (unconscious) attitudes.

At a Conscious Level,Aaron Doesn't Think He's Prejudiced