A new study has revealed that Australians have biases against Muslim people, even if they don’t think they are racist.

The psychological study had 66 students play a video shooting game to assess who they would react to, under pressure.

The results showed that participants were more likely to shoot innocent figures in the game, if they were wearing turbans or hijabs.

Dr Tom Denson from the University of NSW says his research confirms a strong prejudice in the community, which is based partly on negative media perceptions of Islam.

He’s speaking here with 2SER’s Sandra Fonseca.