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The assessment of ethnic sensitivity among Northern Ireland schoolchildren
Author(s) -
Houston Jennifer E.,
Crozier W. Ray,
Walker Peter
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2044-835X
pISSN - 0261-510X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1990.tb00856.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychology , recall , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , anthropology , sociology
The utility of the release from proactive interference paradigm as a technique for the indirect assessment of ethnic sensitivity was explored. Children in Northern Ireland, aged 7 and 11, recalled sets of names that changed in religious affiliation between the third and fourth sets. Only the older age group demonstrated the predicted improvement in recall following change in name type, findings consistent with studies that have taken approaches to the assessment of ethnic sensitivity.