The influence of S's race, model's race, and type of task on imitation was assessed when a black model and a white model were juxtaposed such that imitation of one model precluded imitation of the other. The results showed no differential modeling as a function of S's race, the model's race or type of task under these experimental conditions. The white Ss showed a strong disposition to imitate the first modeled answer on the cognitive task, regardless of the model's race.
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