Clothing reveals racial stereotypes

You're what you wear.

Most of us know appearances matter in first impressions. 

The recent research shows that clothing can happen to pretty stark racial stereotypes.

---> but recent research shows that clothing can tap into pretty stark racial stereotypes.

34 subjects almost all white or Asian looked at digital faces. 

They had to decide with an instant mouse click whether the face was black or white.

Each of the 16 different faces was more to long continuem from black to white, and each face with on a body either a business suit or janitor's jumpsuit.

---> Each of the 16 different faces was morphed along a continuum from white to black. And each face was on a body wearing either a business suit or a janitor’s jumpsuit.

The subjects mostly chose white when a medium hued face was coupled with a business suit. 

The janitor outfit made people think the same face was black. 

But the subjects assigned the most ambiguous faces as black regardless of clothing. 

Other studies have also found that people were categorized anyone of the mixed races as belonging to the social group of lower status. 

---> Other studies have also found that people will categorize anyone of mixed race as belonging to the social group of lower status.

The researchers also analyzed the mouse trajectories.

Subjects who chose white as race for a janitor first haphard toward the black choice, and when they chose black for a face more in a business suit, they haphard first toward the white choice.

---> Subjects who chose white as the race for a janitor first hovered toward the black choice. And when they chose black for a face wearing a business suit they hovered first toward the white choice

More evidence that the racial issues to stark black and white.

---> More evidence that racial issues aren’t black and white.

출처: 60-second Mind 팟캐스트

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=clothing-reveals-racial-stereotypes-11-10-01

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tap into: 다가가다, 활용하다 

stark: 순전한, 삭막한, 냉혹한, 극명한

morph: 변하다, 바뀌다

hover: 맴돌다