Hidden Bias

My results from this test showed I had a slight automatic preference for European Americans compared to African Americans. I was surprised at first with those results, but after thinking about why this might be, it was not as much of a surprise. I have grown up in an area where there is not much diversity and no opportunity to meet minorities on a regular basis. Media has portrayed minorities as being involved with drugs and gang violence, things that are fortunately unfamiliar to me and that I want to avoid.  One thing I found interesting, that I did not previously know, is how children learn prejudices as early as age three. That seemed like a very young age for children to show an opinion towards people based on race. Another interesting fact is how people can change their hidden biases. People do this by recognizing their biases and modifying their behaviors in a given situation.