The "own-race bias (ORB)" means that individuals are typically
A. better able to remember the faces of people from races other than their own.
B. biased when describing the behaviors of people from their own race.
C. biased when describing the behaviors of people from races other than their own.
D. better able to remember the faces of people from their own race.
Answer: D
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