Steele and Aronson (1995)conducted a Study Examining Black and White

question 44

Multiple Choice

Steele and Aronson (1995) conducted a study examining black and white college students' performance on a difficult GRE test.They found that:

• A) blacks performed better than whites when they were told the test was diagnostic of their ability.
• B) blacks performed worse than whites when they were told the test was diagnostic of their ability.
• C) blacks and whites performed equally well.
• D) blacks performed better than whites when they were told the test was very easy.

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, a concept important in the cognitive development of infants.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias characterized by the inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and another person's perspective.

Conservation

A principle in cognitive development where a child recognizes that quantity does not change with physical rearrangement.

Theory of Mind

The skill to recognize and assign mental states such as beliefs, intentions, desires, imaginings, and understanding to oneself and others, while also comprehending that others possess their own unique beliefs, desires, and intentions that may not align with one's personal views.