A Person Reads in the Paper That a Black Youth

Multiple Choice

A person reads in the paper that a Black youth has been shot by a White police officer. If no other information is available, attribution theory suggests that

A) a White person will view the shooting as an unnecessary act of violence.
B) both Black and White people will assume that youth gang activity was a problem.
C) a Black person will likely believe the shooting was unnecessary, while a White person will assume the officer acted appropriately.
D) neither a Black nor a White person will make any assumptions about the situation until they have learned more information.