Research Demonstrates That When Black and White Students Are Reminded

question 5

Multiple Choice

Research demonstrates that when black and white students are reminded of their race (or not) before taking a test,black students,but not white students,show lowered performance in the condition where they are reminded of their race.This result shows:

• A)a general effect of race on test performance.
• B)a general effect of the extent to which people are thinking about their race on test performance.
• C)an interaction between race of participant and the extent to which people are thinking about their race before a test.
• D)a correlation between racial identity and the extent to which one is thinking about their race prior to a test.

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Definitions:

Labor Productivity

A measure of economic performance calculated by dividing the total output by the number of labor hours used in the production process.

Capital To Labor Ratio

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