What is the most likely source of the own-race bias?
a. Familiar stimuli are easier to recognize than unfamiliar stimuli.
b. Prejudice biases attention and memory.
c. Arousal impedes attention and subsequent memory accuracy.
d. Much of memory is reconstructive.
Answer: A
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