Regarding women and persons of color in the field of psychology, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)In 2010, 50 percent of full-time faculty and 65 percent of part-time faculty teaching in graduate schools of psychology were women, while 14 percent of full-time faculty and 12 percent of part-time faculty were racial or ethnic minorities.
B)In 2012, 57 percent of all members of the American Psychological Association were women.
C)In 1920, Francis Cecil Sumner became the first African American to earn a doctoral degree in psychology.
D)In 1933, Margaret Washburn became the first African-American female to be awarded a Ph.D.

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Margaret Washburn was not the first African-American female to be awarded a Ph.D. in psychology; she was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology in 1894, and she was not African-American.

Regarding Women and Persons of Color in the Field of Psychology