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Historical Issues in Psychology

Question 3 • 53040de1 ECAD Fall 2026 - Q2 - Psychology - S1

Who conducted the doll experiment, and how did this experiment contribute to the civil rights movement in the United States?

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Kenneth and Mamie Clark conducted the doll experiment. They found that many Black children preferred white dolls and associated them with positive qualities, reflecting the harmful effects of segregation on children’s self-image. Their findings were presented in Brown v. Board of Education and helped support the argument that segregated schools were psychologically damaging, contributing to the civil rights movement’s effort to end school segregation.

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