Strickland, B. R. (1971). Aspiration responses among Negro and white adolescents. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 19(3), 315-320. doi:10.1037/h0031437

Administered the rotter level of aspiration board test to 20 male and 20 female 9th graders from each of 3 groups: (a) low socioeconomic black, (b) low socioeconomic white, and (c) high socioeconomic white. Level of aspiration was related to sex, with lower-class black and middle-class white males giving higher aspiration estimates than their female counterparts. Frequency of shifts in expectancy following performance was different across groups, with lower-class black females giving the highest and middle-class white males the least number of shifts. Unusual shifts were related to race, with white s giving less erratic responses than the black ss. Implications of results are discussed in regard to minority group membership and expectancy of success. (27 ref.)

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