AFRA-PSYC3106 Mock EXAM 1(2)

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AFRA3106 / PSYC 3106 (Black Psychology) MOCK Exam 1 Name: _______________________________________ PeopleSoft#______________ Read each question carefully and choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Which of the following best explains the relation between a UConn student dismissing ancient Africa as an important source of knowledge, the tragic killing of unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo (by New York City police), and an African American child choosing a White doll (and not a Black doll) as the “smart” one ? a. Strong belief in the United States that race is a biological construct b. Absence of race education in American schools c. Institutionalized racism in America d. Systematic misinforma tion about one’s own and members of other cultural groups in America (especially African ancestry people) e. None of the above 2. As demonstrated in class lectures using Linda James Myers, our textbook authors also highlight Na ’ im Akbar ’ s notion of developmental stages of the study of Black Psychology , and the three perspectives/models with which the field has operated. Within which model are African Americans “ seen as deficient and inferior ” people? a. The African model b. The Eurocentric model c. The Acculturation model d. The Black model e. None of the above 3. Which African epistemology is associated with extended family networks, fictive kinship , and aiding or valuing other people’s well -being? a. Communal self-concept b. Interpersonal experiences c. Verve & rhythm d. Spiritual networks e. Time orientation

4. Based on our textbook, class discussions, and a ccording to Na’im Akbar, the Anti-Self conception is associated with which of the following? a. Not functioning within an African epistemology b. Identifying with the “oppressor” c. Racism, sexism, and heterosexism d. Rejection of western methods of investigation e. All of the above 5. Which of the following is NOT true about the African essence philosophy (i.e., African Utamawazo framework) regarding health? a. African healing traditions addressed issues of the mind long before Western psychology became a scientific field of study b. Human bodies incorporate and are animated/energized by spiritual, divine, celestial, and other meta-physical forces c. Health requires harmony or balance in all aspects of a person, his/her physical and social environment, and the meta-physical universe d. It is the Healer who works to heal a sick body e. All of the above are true 6. In understanding a person’s status or level of African -centered identity (in contrast to a Eurocentric identity), spiritual is to ______________________________ as materialism is to ______________________________ a. Objects; People b. Communal being; Objective being c. Extended self; Individual self d. Perception; Cognition e. Race regard; Race salience 7. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Kenneth and Mamie Clark’s (1939, 1947) doll studies? a. The authors used the results to demonstrate the effects of internalized racism in Black children b. Black preschool children associated negative characteristics with Black dolls c. When asked to select the doll most like them, Black children identified the Black doll d. The studies were used to end (legal) school segregation in the Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education (1954) Supreme Court case e. All of the above are true

8. According to our textbook authors and class discussion, which psychologist was the first to identify Black psychology as a discipline? a. Joseph White b. Mamie Clark c. Kenneth Clark d. Reginald Jones e. Francis Sumner 9. The African epistemology of Self Knowledge and Consciousness is associated with which of the following? a. Possessing an awareness of African worldview or epistemology b. Living one’s life in accord with an African epistemology c. Actively participating in the liberation and survival of people of African descent d. Both a and b e. All of the above 10. Margaret Spencer and colleagues (1998; Spencer, 1983) conducted a series of studies using the Clark and Clark (1947) classic “doll/color preference” design to evaluate the importance of racial socialization among Black children. As noted in our class discussions, the results of these studies indicated which of the following? a. Parents who provided racial messages had children who made more Eurocentric preferences b. Parents who provided racial messages had children who made more Afrocentric preferences c. Younger children made more Eurocentric preferences, but became more Afrocentric as they get older d. Both b and c e. All of the above are correct (results of the Spencer and colleagues’ studies) 11. According to the African-centered perspective of Black psychology (e.g., Na’im Akbar, Linda James Myers, Robert L. Williams), the African worldview is applicable to which of the following groups? a. Black people only b. People of Color only c. Blacks and Whites d. Blacks who identify with an African epistemology e. All people

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12. Black psychology is defined as a systematic attempt to build conceptual models that organize and explain the psychological experiences of Black people using specific frameworks. What are those frameworks? a. An African American worldview b. An African worldview c. An Emic approach to cultural understanding d. Both b and c e. All of the above 13. Consistent with our class discussions on Ecological Systems, which of the following best fits this framework’s notion of a systems-level explanation ? a. Two UConn students involved in an interracial romantic relationship b. The structure of race in the U.S. changing because of highly publicized racist events from around the world. c. A UConn student joining a historically Black sorority d. An Asian American who refuses to attend her roommate’s theater production because she believes the main character is a racist depiction of an African American male. e. All of the above 14. Our first class video ( Race: the Power of an Illusion ) depicted many consequences of the historic American belief tha t one’s racial inferiority depend s upon the degree of Black versus White ancestry, which of the following is also consistent with this thinking? a. Use of supposed scientific instruments to measure proximity vs. distance to White standards of hair texture, nose width, lip thickness, and skin color b. Use of skeletal cranial/skull size to conclude that American White men have the largest brain volume and, hence, are the most intelligent c. Research findings that at different periods in America, Black people with lighter skin tones tended to have higher social status (even in the Black community) d. Both b and c e. All of the above 15. Which dimension of Robert Seller s’ Multidimensional Model of Black identity is associated with the importance of race to one’s overall self -concept? a. Race Centrality b. Race Regard c. Race Ideology d. Race Internalization e. Race Salience

16. Although proponents and critics note that it is not a true stage model (nor is it linear and hierarchical), William Cross’s Nigrescence model would fall best into which category/type of Black identity models? a. Developmental b. Social Comparison c. Afrocentric d. Dynamic e. Instrumental 17. Although a number of different types of socialization processes have been identified in the psychological literature, according to course lectures and our textbook authors, which of the following represents the area of greatest agreement among different psychologists about primary sources of socialization of values, norms, and expectations? a. Cultural socialization b. Preparation for bias c. Ethnic socialization d. Both a and b e. All of the above 18. Which dimension of the multidimensional model of Black identity takes into account context and the relevance of one’s race at any given moment? a. Race Centrality b. Race Regard c. Race Ideology d. Race Internalization e. Racial Salience 19. According to the African-centered Black identity model, which of the following would constitute 100% Black identity? a. individual self, materialism, Afrocentric norms b. individual self, materialism, Afrocentric norms c. extended self, spirituality, Afrocentric norms d. extended self, spirituality, Eurocentric norms e. individual self, spirituality, Afrocentric norms 20. Which of the following is NOT true regarding research on Black identity? a. Racial identity can buffer against discriminatory experiences b. Racial identity can heighten one’s sensitivity to racial experiences c. Racial identity can make one more vulnerable to race-based evaluation and rejection d. Racial identity has only positive effects on psychological well being e. All of the above are true of racial identity research

21. Which racial ideology emphasizes the uniqueness of being Black and is associated with behaviors such as attending a predominately Black school or living in predominately Black neighborhoods? a. Assimilationist b. Nationalist c. Oppressed Minority d. Humanist e. All of the above 22. When psychologists argue that racism is embedded, created, and sustained by larger systems than just a given individual, they are usually referring to system spaces or spheres of influence that capture both structured and ideological pillars of race such as _____________________. a. the Black church b. the media c. the educational system d. predominately White religious institutions e. All of the above 23. In noting that the concept of race is “ problematic ” in psychology, some scholars of Black Psychology (e.g., Belgrave & Allison, 2014; Chapter 4) highlight that _______________ a. psychologists have difficulty distinguishing racial socialization and ethnic socialization effects because of the similarity between race and ethnicity. b. race should be abandoned as a scientific construct because its use is dwindling, and this decrease will prevent any gain in specificity in its measurement and conceptualization. c. there is consensus about the sociopolitical construction of race, but there remains inconsistency between official/legal designations and how individuals define themselves. d. too much emphasis is placed on understanding the attitudes and beliefs African Americans hold toward White people. e. All of the above 24. Suppose that an African American freshman feels rejected by other UConn students because of his race/ethnicity, and after experiencing some direct avoidance and subtle (behind the back) teasing, he walks around campus with a facial scowl and posture that seem ready to “throwdown” or fight, we would call this response ___________________. a. race-related confusion b. aversive racism reaction c. race-related juxtaposition d. anticipatory racism reaction e. John Henryism

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25. According to James Jones’ (1997) Tripartite model of racism, microaggressions would be an example of which of the following types of racism? a. Institutional b. Cultural c. Individual d. Societal e. All of the above 26. From what you now know by studying Black Psychology, which of the following represents the primary challenge to the gender role socialization that African American boys and girls typically receive? a. High levels of egalitarianism in modern male-female relationships in the U.S. b. Difficulty in maintaining gender roles across different system spheres (e.g., exosystem/workplace). c. Differential life expectancy for African American men compared to African American women. d. American society broadly values men and patriarchy over women, and White people more than Black people. e. All of the above are primary challenges to gender role socialization 27. According to the Triple Quandary model of racial socialization (Boykin & Toms, 1985), possessing an understanding of racial hierarchies and the experiences of different oppressed groups is an example of which of the following? a. Mainstream socialization b. Black cultural socialization c. Ethnocultural socialization d. Minority socialization e. Race-related stress socialization 28. Earlier in the semester, we discussed the tragic killing of Amadou Diallo by New York City police. Diallo, a West African immigrant, was standing near the vestibule of his apartment building, unarmed. The four police officers reported that they feared Diallo was reaching for a gun. Based on what you now know, which of the following components of racially biased attitudes explains why the police shot the unarmed man? a. Stereotyping (cognitive) b. Prejudiced emotion (affective) c. Discrimination (behavioral) d. Institutional racism e. Discriminatory harassment

29. According to Black Psychology scholars (e. g., Belgrave & Allison, 2014) and our class discussions, the phenomenon of “ cool pose ” is a socialized response to ___________________________. a. Black men often being feared by White people b. African American men being thought of (or stereotyped) as less intelligent or less articulate than other people, and ignored as a consequence c. Both A and B d. An inner struggle about one’s abilities and personality being devalued e. All of the above 30. Consistent with our class videos and discussions, early American history demonstrated numerous instances of overt and blatant acts of racism (e.g., lynching, forced segregation), many psychologists now agree, however, that racial socialization in present times (today) is __________________________. a. most successful when it incorporates mainstream American values b. demonstrated most by use of Afrocentric teachings to increase militant agency in minority youth c. needed to deal with subtle and covert, institutionalized racism d. most likely to backfire and increase blatant racism e. None of the above is correct 31. Our textbook authors reviewed research on college students (by Robnett & Anderson, 2017) showing that whereas men respondents did not differ across race/ethnicity in “ identification as a feminist, ” women respondents differed significantly, with European American women being the most likely to identify as feminist, and the other (African American, Asian American, and Latina American) women being about equally less likely to do so. The main (or take-home) point of this study is that ______. a. the only key distinction in identifying as feminist is between women and men b. the Strong Black Woman schema is not highly endorsed since African American women did not embrace feminism c. women ’ s feminist identity may vary depending on race and ethnicity d. African American women identify as feminist only second to European American women e. All of the above are main findings of the study 32. Our class discussions and textbook stress the value of using an Emic perspective (or approach) in the study of Black psychology. Which of the following is consistent with such an Emic approach? a. Using behavioral theories built upon common elements shared by many cultures from around the world b. Gaining behavioral understanding by focusing on a single cultural group c. Applying existing Eurocentric standards as a starting point to studying race and ethnic similarities, as well as differences d. Comparing racial identity among UConn students of multiple races e. Developing a universal standard of cultural identity by combining measures created and validated among specific cultural groups

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