Phelps and colleagues (2000) found that amygdala activity in response to the presentation of Black faces was correlated with ______.
a. scores on an implicit measure of racial prejudice
b. scores on an implicit measure of racial prejudice, but only when the faces were popular and respected figures
c. scores on an implicit measure of racial prejudice, but only when the faces were unfamiliar individuals
d. scores on an explicit measure of racial prejudice
Ans: c
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