Effects Of Discrimination On African American

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My results was “Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for African American compared to European American”. Yes I did have an implicit racial bias, I slightly prefer African American compared to European American. I wasn’t expected anything. I knew I wasn't racist or anything. It does not match my racial belief because I think of everyone equally. But I don’t know maybe what I think is slightly dominant over another race. Would somebody who is racist know they are racist? Racism is defined by the oxford dictionary as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. Implicit bias is the process of associating stereotypes or attitude toward categories

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