Studies Have Found That Minority Adolescents Who Believe That Their

question 36

Multiple Choice

Studies have found that minority adolescents who believe that their opportunities are unfairly limited by ethnic discrimination

• A) try harder to overcome this negative perception.
• B) have higher than average academic achievement when compared to their majority peers.
• C) have lower achievement when compared to their minority peers who don't believe this.
• D) are unaffected by this perception.

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