Studies Comparing Attitudes and Performance Among Black and White Students

question 15

Multiple Choice

Studies comparing attitudes and performance among Black and White students show that ________.

• A) Black slackers giving a hard time to the advanced placement kids are considered normal
• B) Black students have the same attitudes about achievement as do White students
• C) Black students are more likely than White students to have bad attitudes about achievement
• D) Black students face difficulties in school because of their opposition to act White

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