Having a strong ethnic-racial identity and positive feelings toward one’s group are associated with
a. negative psychological outcomes.
b. higher academic achievement.
c. lower self-esteem.
d. diminished social competence outside of one’s ethnic-racial group.
Answer: b. higher academic achievement.
You might also like to view...
In an experiment designed to test memory processes, one group was given special instructions and asked to group the items on a list into categories while they tried to memorize them. A second group of participants was given the same list, but they did not receive any special instructions. In this study, the experimental group is
a. the group in which the participants remember the least items from the list. b. the group that did not receive any special instructions. c. the group that received the special instructions. d. the group in which the participants remember the most items from the list.
In Freud's view, dreams represent:
A) the current concerns of a person. B) hidden wishes. C) an attempt by the brain to understand random neural activity during sleep. D) universal symbols.
In which of the following is the presence of other people least likely to improve
performance? (a) saying the alphabet (b) an NBA star shooting free throws (c) giving your first speech in a speech class (d) sealing envelopes over and over
Dr. Rosenfeld is the doctor on Sunday House Call, a Sunday morning health program on the Fox News channel. Dr. Rosenfeld is highly esteemed in his field and provides up-to-date medical information for viewers. Sometimes he recommends specific products, and Valerie, a regular viewer of the program, trusts what he says or recommends because he doesn't seem to have an apparent motive to mislead viewers. Which characteristic does Dr. Rosenfeld possess?
A) source credibility B) source derogation C) source experience D) source likeability E) source attractiveness