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answer the 22 questions in short paragraphs based on the book The Hidden Brain, by Shankar Vedantam, 2010

!Questions:

1. What did the author’s visit with Dr. Banaji reveal?
2. What is the major physical feature Gustus failed to recall?
3. What word was misspelled and according to the author, why did readers ignore it?
4. Describe Bateson’s study regarding honesty.
5. What was psychologist van Baaren’s experiment demonstrating?
6. What does the author mean by “the hidden brain…” not accessible through introspection?
7. According to the text, Why do most people comply with social rules, such as not shoplifting?
8. According to the author, we are all born with innate ability which is essential to our survival, what is that ability and how does he know it exists?
9. What part of the human brain recognizes human faces? Give details.
10. What did research Aboud’s experiments discover? Give details.
11. During what time do racial relations among children change and why?
12. What does the author mean when he states, “…when we see someone, our reaction should be…there, but for the grace of God, go I”?
13. What did Heilman’s experiment provide evidence of?
14. Discuss the Deletha Ward incident and the various reactions of bystanders and passer-bys. Why did these people react differently afterwards?
15. How does Aguirre explain individuals’ reaction at the Rhode Island Nightclub fire?
16. What did Merari conclude regarding the motivation of suicide bombers, and why they strongly believe in their particular cause?
17. According to the author, what differences are seen in urban versus rural areas regarding sentences of crimes? Why?
18. What did Nosek’s research regarding unconscious bias research reveal among voters?
19. Explain the statistical disparity regarding views of welfare recipients and criminals?
20. Senate candidate Harold Ford “was the target of an ad played on miscegenation fears?

       What is miscegenation?

61. According to Violanti, what does he believe is the greatest cause of this risk?
62. What does the author mean when he states “…we cannot feel it viscerally…”?