Manichean Psychology: Racism and the Minds of People of African Descent"Most of the current research is concerned with the third domain. Scholars have generated analyses of deteriorated family structures, negative attitudes, violent behavior, and poor academic achievement, among others. Some excellent studies have also been completed on stimulus events and the racist environments. Very little research has been done on the second domain, the mental processes. It is the purpose of Manichean Psychology to fill this void.". |
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... environmental events within each class that have the capacity to promote or foster racist thinking . Chapter 4 is a finer - grained analysis of the environment . This chap- ter focuses less on the content of the environmental events ...
... environmental events within each class that have the capacity to promote or foster racist thinking . Chapter 4 is a finer - grained analysis of the environment . This chap- ter focuses less on the content of the environmental events ...
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... environmental input . Stimuli occur in temporal and spatial proximity with other stimuli . In certain instances , repeated presentations of different stimuli in proximity can cause the organism to associate them with one another . A ...
... environmental input . Stimuli occur in temporal and spatial proximity with other stimuli . In certain instances , repeated presentations of different stimuli in proximity can cause the organism to associate them with one another . A ...
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... environmental conditions and situational demands change . The body's capacity to maintain levels of activity within set limits is known as homeostasis . For example , blood pressure refers to the pressure exerted against the walls of ...
... environmental conditions and situational demands change . The body's capacity to maintain levels of activity within set limits is known as homeostasis . For example , blood pressure refers to the pressure exerted against the walls of ...
Contents
The Meaning and Impact of Racism | 1 |
Methods of Study | 53 |
Environmental Stimuli and Manichean Thinking | 91 |
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