‘Wealthy White Men’ Most Likely to 'Repeatedly Violate the Rights of Others,' University of Texas Psych Quiz States
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'A University of Texas psychology professor is apologizing to her students after including a question on a quiz that stated "wealthy white men" are "most likely to repeatedly violate the rights of others."
The quiz was a part of Professor Kirsten Bradbury’s Personality Psychology course and asked students which demographic is most likely to be diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder.
After stipulating the disease itself is "a racist diagnosis in the way that it has been applied," Bradbury’s quiz stated: "Neither race nor gender is determinative in Antisocial Personality Disorder. However, if we must go there, which sociodemographic group is most likely to repeatedly violate the rights of others in a pattern of behavior that includes violence, deceit, irresponsibility, and a lack of remorse?" The answer: wealthy white men.
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Bradbury was the recipient in 2017 of the University of Texas Board of Regents’s highest teaching honor, which comes with a $25,000 cash prize. Her biography on the university’s website indicates that her academic interests include "parenting stress," "firearms and firearm safety," and "firearm-related parenting."'
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