Psychology 12:  Introduction to African American Psychology

Quiz for February 13, 2007

 

Please write short answers to each of the following questions.  Confine your answers to the space provided.

 

  1. What happened in 1831 that made it illegal to teach African Americans to read and write, and why was this law passed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who believed in the idea of “The Talented Tenth” and what did he mean by this phrase?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Discuss the findings of Gurin, Dey, Hurtado & Gurin (2002), which “…indicate that an ethnically diverse environment contributes positively to educational outcomes for all college students.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What were the findings of Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) regarding the “self fulfilling prophecy”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What does the idea of “stereotype vulnerability” refer to?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Bonus:  “He who learns, _____________; She who ____________, _____________.”