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　　AsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresultsheadtowardsvictoryforBarackObama,shefeltaburdenliftingfromhershoulders."

Inthatonesecond,itwasavalidationformywholerace,"

sherecalls.

　　"

I'

vealwaysbeenanachiever,"

saysWhite,whoisstudyingforanMBAatVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,Tennessee."

ButtherehadalwaysbeenthesethingsinthebackofmymindquestioningwhetherIreallycanbewhoIwant.Itwaslikeashadow,followingmearoundsayingyoucanonlygosofar.Nowit'

slikeabarrierhasbeenletdown."

　　White'

sexperienceiswhatmanypsychologistshadexpected-thatObamawouldprovetobeapowerfulrolemodelforAfricanAmericans.SomehopedhisrisetoprominencewouldhaveabigimpactonwhiteAmericans,too,challengingthosewhostillharbourracistsentiments."

Thetraitsthatcharacterisehimareverycontradictorytotheracialstereotypesthatblackpeopleareaggressiveanduneducated,"

saysAshbyPlantofFloridaStateUniversity."

He'

sveryintelligentandeloquent."

　　Stinginthetail

　　AshbyPlantisoneofanumberofpsychologistswhoseizedonObama'

scandidacytotesthypothesesaboutthepowerofrolemodels.Theirworkisalreadystartingtorevealhowthe"

Obamaeffect"

ischangingpeople'

sviewsandbehaviour.Perhapssurprisingly,itisnotallgoodnews:

thereisastinginthetailoftheObamaeffect.

　　Butfirstthegoodnews.BarackObamareallyisapositiverolemodelforAfricanAmericans,andhewasmakinganimpactevenbeforehegottotheWhiteHouse.Indeed,theObamaeffectcanbesurprisinglyimmediateandpowerful,asRayFriedmanofVanderbiltUniversityandhiscolleaguesdiscovered.

　　TheytestedfourseparategroupsatfourkeystagesofObama'

spresidentialcampaign.Eachgroupconsistedofaround120adultsofsimilarageandeducation,andthetestassessedtheirlanguageskills.Attwoofthesestages,whenObama'

ssuccesswaslessthancertain,thetestsshowedacleardifferencebetweenthescoresofthewhiteandblackparticipants—anaverageof12.1outof20,comparedto8.8,forexample.WhentheObamafeverwasatitsheight,however,theblackparticipantsperformedmuchbetter.ThosewhohadwatchedObama'

sacceptancespeechastheDemocrats'

presidentialcandidateperformedjustaswell,onaverage,asthewhitesubjects.Afterhiselectionvictory,thiswastrueofalltheblackparticipants.

　　Dramaticshift

　　Whatcanexplainthisdramaticshift?

Atthestartofthetest,theparticipantshadtodeclaretheirraceandweretoldtheirresultswouldbeusedtoassesstheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Thisshouldhaveprimedthesubjectswith"

stereotypethreat"

–ananxietythattheirresultswillconfirmnegativestereotypes,whichhasbeenshowntodamagetheperformanceofAfricanAmericans.

ssuccessesseemedtoactasashieldagainstthis."

Wesuspecttheyfeltinspiredandenergisedbyhisvictory,sothestereotypethreatwouldn'

tproveadistraction,"

saysFriedman.

　　Lingeringracism

　　IftheObamaeffectispositiveforAfricanAmericans,howisitaffectingtheirwhitecompatriots（同胞）?

Istheexperienceofhavingacharismatic（有魅力的）blackpresidentmodifyinglingeringracistattitudes?

Thereisnoeasywaytomeasureracismdirectly;

insteadpsychologistsassesswhatisknownas"

implicitbias"

usingacomputer-basedtestthatmeasureshowquicklypeopleassociatepositiveandnegativewords—suchas"

love"

or"

evil"

—withphotosofblackorwhitefaces.Asimilartestcanalsomeasurehowquicklysubjectsassociatestereotypicaltraits—suchasathleticskillsormentalability—withaparticulargroup.

　　InastudythatwillappearintheJournalofExperimentalSocialPsychology,Plant'

steamtested229studentsduringtheheightoftheObamafever.Theyfoundthatimplicitbiashasfallenbyasmuchas90%comparedwiththelevelfoundinasimilarstudyin2006."

That'

sanunusuallylargedrop,"

Plantsays.

　　Whiletheteamcan'

tbesuretheirresultsareduesolelytoObama,theyalsoshowedthatthosewiththelowestbiaswerelikelytosubconsciouslyassociateblackskincolourwithpoliticalwordssuchas"

government"

president"

.ThissuggeststhatObamawasstronglyontheirmind,saysPlant.

　　Dropinbias

　　BrianNosekoftheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,whorunsawebsitethatmeasuresimplicitbiasusingsimilartest,hasalsoobservedasmalldropinbiasinthe700,000visitorstothesitesinceJanuary2007,whichmightbeexplainedbyObama'

srisetopopularity.However,hispreliminaryresultssuggestthatchangewillbemuchslowercomingthanPlant'

sresultssuggest.

　　Talkinghonestly

PeoplenowhavetheopportunityofexpressingsupportforObamaeveryday,"

saysDanielEffronatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia."

OurresearcharousestheconcernthatpeoplemaynowbemorelikelytoraisenegativeviewsofAfricanAmericans."

Ontheotherhand,hesays,itmayjustencouragepeopletotalkmorehonestlyabouttheirfeelingsregardingraceissues,whichmaynotbesuchabadthing.

　　Anotherpartofthestudysuggestsfarmoreisatstakethanthemereexpressionofviews.TheObamaeffectmayhaveanegativeside.JustoneweekafterObamawaselectedpresident,participantswerelessreadytosupportpoliciesdesignedtoaddressracialinequalitythantheyhadbeentwoweeksbeforetheelection.

　　Hugeobstacles

　　Itcould,ofcourse,alsobethatObama'

ssuccesshelpspeopletoforgetthatadisproportionatenumberofblackAmericansstillliveinpovertyandfacehugeobstacleswhentryingtoovercomethesecircumstances."

BarackObama'

sfamilyissuchasalient（出色的）image,wegeneraliseitandfailtoseethelargerpicture—thatthere'

sinjusticeineveryaspectofAmericanlife,"

saysCherylKaiseroftheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle.ThosetryingtoaddressissuesofracialinequalityneedtoconstantlyremindpeopleoftheinequalitiesthatstillexisttocounteracttheObama'

seffect,shesays.

　　ThoughPlant'

sfindingsweremorepositive,shetoowarnsagainstthinkingthatracismandracialinequalitiesarenolongeraproblem."

ThelastthingIwantisforpeopletothinkeverything'

ssolved."

　　ThesefindingsdonotonlyapplytoObama,orevenjusttorace.Theyshouldholdforanyrolemodelinanycountry."

There'

snoreasonwewouldn'

thaveseenthesameeffectonourviewsofwomenifHillaryClintonorSarahPalinhadbeenelected,"

saysEffron.Sotheelectionofafemaleleadermighthaveadownsideforotherwomen.

　　Beyondrace

　　Wealsodon'

tyetknowhowlongtheObamaeffect—bothitsgoodsideanditsbad—willlast.Politicalsentimentisnotoriouslychangeable:

WhatifthingsbegintogowrongforObama,andhispopularityslumps?

　　AndwhatifAmericansbecomesofamiliarwithhavingObamaastheirpresidentthattheystopconsideringhisracealtogether?

"

Overtimehemightbecomehisownentity,"

saysPlant.Thismightseemliketheultimatedefeatforracism,butignoringtheraceofcertainselectindividuals—aphenomenonthatpsychologistscallsubtyping—alsohasaninsidious（隐伏的）side."

Wethinkithappenstohelppeoplepreservetheirbeliefs,sotheycanstillholdontothepreviousstereotypes."

ThatcouldturnouttobethecruellestofallthetwiststotheObamaeffect.

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

　　1.HowdidErinWhitefeeluponseeingBarackObama'

svictoryintheelection?

　　A）Excited.

　　B）Victorious.

　　C）Anxious.

　　D）Relieved.

　　2.Beforetheelection,ErinWhitehasbeenhauntedbythequestionofwhether______.

　　A）shecouldobtainherMBAdegree

　　B）shecouldgoasfarasshewantedinlife

　　C）shewasovershadowedbyherwhitepeers

　　D）shewasreallyanachieverasastudent

　　3.WhatisthefocusofAshbyPlant'

sstudy?

　　A）RacistsentimentsinAmerica.

　　B）Thepowerofrolemodels.

　　C）Personalitytraitsofsuccessfulblacks.

　　D）ThedualcharacterofAfricanAmericans.

　　4.Intheirexperiments,RayFriedmanandhiscolleaguesfoundthat______.

　　A）blacksandwhitesbehaveddifferentlyduringtheelection

　　B）whites'

attitudetowardsblackshasdramaticallychanged

　　C）Obama'

selectionhaseliminatedtheprejudiceagainstblacks

　　D）Obama'

ssuccessimpactedblacks'

performanceinlanguagetests

　　5.WhatdoBrianNosek'

spreliminaryresultssuggest?

　　A）Thechangeinbiasagainstblacksisslowincoming.

　　B）Biasagainstblackshasexperiencedanunusualdrop.

　　C）Websitevisitor'

sopinionsarefarfrombeingreliable.

spopularitymaydeclineastimepassesby.

　　6.AnegativesideoftheObamaeffectisthat______.

　　A）morepeoplehavestartedtocriticisePresidentObama'

sracialpolicies

　　B）relationsbetweenwhitesandAfricanAmericansmaybecometenseagain

　　C）peoplearenowlessreadytosupportpoliciesaddressingracialinequality

　　D）whitepeoplearelikelytobecomemorecriticalofAfricanAmericans

　　7.CherylKaiserholdsthatpeopleshouldbeconstantlyremindedth