A study that asked Black- and White-sounding telephone callers to inquire about an advertised apartment for rent found:

A. Black-sounding callers were more likely to be told the apartment was already rented.
B. the landlords could not identify the race of the caller.
C. the landlords quoted a higher rent price for White-sounding callers.
D. several of the landlords cursed the Black-sounding callers.


Answer: A

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