The research findings of Clark and Clark's (1939) doll study played a crucial role in which of the following Supreme Court decisions?
A) Loving v. Virginia
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Roe v. Wade

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The Clark and Clark doll study was instrumental in the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The study's findings on the negative impacts of segregation on African American children's self-esteem were used to argue against the doctrine of "separate but equal."

The Research Findings of Clark and Clark's (1939) Doll Study