Studies on the Effect of Reinforcement Upon Intelligence Test Performance

Multiple Choice

Studies on the effect of reinforcement upon intelligence test performance by African-American children (by Terrell and colleagues) suggest that

A) African-American children will improve their performance if given simple verbal praise such as "Excellent performance".
B) African-American children will not be affected by the administration of tangible awards.
C) only "culturally relevant" verbal praise will help boost performance by African-American children.
D) culturally specific feedback such as "Nice job,blood" alienates African-American youngsters and may damage test performance.