In 1897, an American Anthropologist Tested the Memory Capabilities of 500

Multiple Choice

In 1897, an American anthropologist tested the memory capabilities of 500 Black and 500 White schoolchildren. What did he do when he saw that the Black students outperformed the White students?

A) He decided that the memory test was not a valid measure of intelligence.
B) He taught White children to use memory tricks used by Black children.
C) He tried to share his findings, but academic journals refused to publish them.
D) He repeated the study with a new set of test materials and found no differences between Black and White schoolchildren.