According to the research on the own-ethnicity bias,
a. people are consistently more accurate in recognizing individuals from their own ethnic group than from another ethnic group.
b. people may not show the own ethnicity bias if they have frequent contact with people from another ethnic group.
c. people actually recognize individuals better if they are from a different ethnic group.
d. there is currently little evidence for this kind of bias.
Question 2
Chapter 5 discussed a study on the own-ethnicity bias. The study was conducted in Great Britain, where many residents are South Asian. According to this study,
Britain, where many residents are South Asian. According to this study,
a. British White residents were more accurate in distinguishing British White faces than South Asian faces.
b. British White residents were equally accurate in distinguishing British White faces and South Asian faces.
c. South Asian residents were more accurate in distinguishing South Asian faces than British White faces.
d. British White residents and South Asian residents are equally accurate in distinguishing both kinds of faces, probably because there are currently many films and advertisements that feature South Asian residents.
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