Unintended racism may be a result of
A) the availability heuristic.
B) the representativeness heuristic.
C) intuition.
D) a mental set.

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Unintended racism may result from the representativeness heuristic, which is the tendency to make judgement about a group based on the characteristics of a small sample from that group. This can result in stereotyping and discrimination based on race or ethnicity. The other options listed may play a role in decision making, but are not specifically related to unintended racism.

Unintended Racism May Be a Result of