2.2. Sample

A total of 350 undergraduate students were recruited. Only students who were 18 to 24 years old were included in the final sample. After excluding participants who spent less than 900 s (15 min) on the task, 249 participants were included in the final sample. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups (experimental or control). A total of 172 participants was assigned to the experimental condition (69%), and 77 participants were assigned to the control condition (31%). The average age of participants was 19.01 years (SD = 1.41). Out of the final sample, 148 participants (60%) identified as female, 97 participants identified as male (40%), and 1 participant identified as non-binary (0%). Participant race/ethnicity included Caucasian (n = 148, 60.0%), Black (n = 74, 30.0%), Hispanic (n = 10, 4.0%), Asian (n = 7, 28%), Native Americans (n = 2, 0.8%), and Multi-ethnic (n = 6, 2.4%). For analytic purposes, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Multi-ethnic participants were categorized into one group (i.e., the racial minority group). In addition, 169 subjects were classified as freshmen (68%), 43 were sophomores (17%), 15 were juniors (6%), and 20 were seniors (8%). Most participants were non-immigrants (98%).