学英语四六级考试试题】
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RussellFazio, anOhioStatepsychologyprofessorwhohasstudiedinterracialroommatesthereandatIndianaUniversity, discoveredanintriguingacademiceffect. InastudyanalyzingdataonthousandsofOhioStatefreshmenwholivedindorms, hefoundthatblackfreshmenwhocametocollegewithhighstandardizedtestscoresearnedbettergradesiftheyhadawhiteroommateeveniftheroommatestestscoreswerelow. Theroommatesracehadnoeffectonthegradesofwhitestudentsorlow-scoringblackstudents. Perhaps, thestudyspeculated, havingawhiteroommatehelpsacademicallypreparedblackstudentsadjusttoapredominantlywhiteuniversity.
ThatsamestudyfoundthatrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStatebrokeupbeforetheendofthequarterabouttwiceasoftenassame-raceroommates.
Becauseinterracialroommaterelationshipsareoftenproblematic, Dr. Faziosaid, manystudentswouldliketomoveout, butuniversityhousingpoliciesmaymakeithardtoleave.
AtIndianaUniversity, wherehousingwasnotsotight, moreinterracialroommatessplitup, hesaid. HereatOhioState, wherehousingwastight, theyweretoldtoworkitout. Themostinterestingthingwefoundwasthatiftherelationshipmanagedtocontinueforjust 10 weeks, wecouldseeanimprovementinracialattitudes.
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