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Prejudicial thoughts are deeply ingrained in our subconscious.
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So, for example, in school we were taught a lot about prejudice and for instance, we were often told that there's prejudice against african americans and that they usually are not as smart as individuals from other races.
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So, this thought is usually deeply ingrained in our subconscious.
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If we see examples of african americans in the media, we are also often given this idea.
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We have to take into account societal conditioning, personal experiences, and exposure to certain stereotypes.
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All of these will contribute to prejudicial thoughts.
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So, for example, based off of my personal experience, throughout my schooling, i noticed that african american students did not perform as well as individuals who are seen as smart.
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So, within the higher level classes for accelerated students, i often did not see any african americans.
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So, that was an example of a personal experience that led to this stereotype...