Question

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools must be desegregated, meaning Black and White children must attend the same schools instead of being separated. In its decision, the Court cited the expert testimony of two psychologists, illustrating the negative impact of such separation on Black children. This example illustrates that psychology:

A.) Is nothing more than common sense and intuitionB.) Can be used to manipulate peopleC.) Tries to decide what our goals should beD.) Can help people understand some of our world's greatest problemsE.) Is becoming dangerously powerful

Answer 1

D.) Can help people understand some of our world's greatest problems.

Step-by-step explanation:

The case of Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka resulted in the historic victory of the civil rights movement. The supreme court of the United States have ruled that the state laws of racial segregation in public school are unconstitutional even if the quality in the segregated school equal in both the cases. The ruling was based on psychological analysis of black children and thus proved to be helpful in dealing with one of the greatest problems the country was facing.