Precis #1

In their article, "'White Man Can't Jump': Evidence for the Perceptual Confirmation of Racial Stereotypes Following a Basketball Game," Jeff Stone, W. Perry, and John M. Darley discuss an experiment they conducted regarding racial stereotypes in the game of basketball.  The results of their experiment suggested that the participants relied on their knowledge of racial stereotypes in order to make their evaluations of the target's ability and performance. This article demonstrated ways in which racial stereotypes play a big role with in the game of basketball.