A study by Bache compared the reaction times of whites, blacks, and Native Americans. Which of the followed occurred?
A. blacks and Native Americans were slower than whites, a result consistent with white superiority (this was during Galton's time, when fast reaction time was considered a good thing)
B. whites and Native Americans were fast and blacks were slow, a result that reinforced stereotypes of black inferiority
C. whites were slowest, a result interpreted as showing they were less impulsive than the two other groups
D. there were no differences, but Bache altered the data to make whites look better
C. whites were slowest, a result interpreted as showing they were less impulsive than the two other groups
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