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Table 1 Overview of study design

From: A randomised trial of the influence of racial stereotype bias on examiners’ scores, feedback and recollections in undergraduate clinical exams

 

Instructions

Performancesa

Lexical decision task

Recollection

Demographics

Debrief

Group

K+/C–

K–/C+

Mixed

Mixed

Stereotype-consistent

Asian1

White1

Asian2

Asian

Stereotype-inconsistent

White1

Asian1

White2

White

  1. aOrder of performance was counterbalanced within groups (half of each group saw K+/C–, K–/C+, mixed; the other half saw mixed, K–/C+, K+/C–)
  2. K+ good knowledge demonstrated in performance, K– poor knowledge demonstrated
  3. C+ good communication demonstrated in performance, C– poor communication demonstrated