Deck 4: Developmental Psychology

Question 1

Discrimination is most likely to be perceived when the target:

A) is oneself
B) is of the same ethnicity as the perpetrator
C) is the only member of their group in the situation
D) is someone else

Answer 1

is someone else

Question 2

Which identity was most strongly associated with going to college among African American 12^th graders in a study by Sellers and colleagues?

A) idealized
B) assimilated
C) integrated
D) buffering

Answer 2

buffering

Question 3

Among African American 10-12-year-olds in a study by Brody and colleagues, which of the following did NOT reduce the impact of perceived discrimination?

A) Inductive reasoning
B) Peers who encouraged involvement in school activities
C) Good school performance
D) Parents who emphasized similarity to non-Black students

Answer 3

Parents who emphasized similarity to non-Black students

Question 4

In a study of African American young adults by Caldwell and colleagues, which group was most likely to be violent?

A) Those who experienced discrimination and had low positive regard for African Americans
B) Those who experienced discrimination and had high positive regard for African Americans
C) Those who experienced discrimination and had high racial centrality
D) Women who had low positive regard for African Americans and high racial centrality

Question 5

In a two-year study of ethnic identity status among African American adolescents by Seaton and colleagues, the most common pattern was:

A) progression to a more mature status
B) regression to a less mature status
C) staying the same
D) recycling of previous statuses

Question 6

In a study by Pahl and Way of developmental changes over five years among African American and Latino/a American adolescents,

A) ethnic identity exploration increased among Latino/a Americans
B) ethnic identity exploration increased among African Americans
C) ethnic identity exploration increased for both groups
D) ethnic identity exploration decreased for both groups

Question 7

Research on cultural socialization reveals that relative to those having lower socioeconomic status, middle class parents of color:

A) are less likely to prepare their children for bias because bias is less likely to occur against persons of color in higher socioeconomic groups
B) are less likely to prepare their children for bias because they live in integrated neighborhoods
C) are more likely to prepare their children for bias because they are more likely come into contact with persons of different racial and ethnic backgrounds
D) are more likely to prepare their children for bias because they more strongly perceive themselves to be victims of discrimination

Question 8

Children as young as _______ show a preference for the faces of the race of persons in their environment.

A) 1 month
B) 1 year
C) 3 years
D) 5 years

Question 9

Which group is most likely to prepare their children for bias?

A) Asian Americans
B) African Americans
C) Latino/a Americans
D) European Americans

Question 10

In a study on race-based discrimination among 5^th through 8^th graders by DuBois and colleagues, discrimination was associated with emotional problems:

A) among African Americans but not among European Americans
B) among European Americans but not among African Americans
C) for all children, regardless of race
D) for older children more than younger children