how they are nurtured in school, and it is not inherent. In 2012, Fryberg investigated the connection between anthropology and cognitive science through the lens of cultural psychology. Cultural psychology assumes that cognitive processes can be influenced by ones sociocultural upbringing. The study finds that this helps people understand humans functioning in different contexts, and that cultural psychology connects one's cognitive functions to their cultural upbringing allowing humans to be understood on a more diverse individualistic level; through class, race, and gender disparities. This study somewhat relates to the previous study due to its considerations on how one's cultural upbringings can impact school performance. It also establishes how one should not approach cultural practices with a bias perspective, as just because a cultural practice is different does not mean it is subordinate. This study emphasizes the importance of cultural context and acknowledgement of diversity in many situations such as education. In 2008, through a series of four studies Fryberg aimed to investigate the impact of the stereotypes portrayed by Native American mascots on Native American children's self-identity and self-conception. The first study showed that Native American High School students had positive connotations with Pocahontas, Chief Wahoo, Chief Illinweck, and other widely known Native American characters. However, the second study's results found that showing Native American High School students these images decreased their self-esteem. The third study on Native American High school students showed a decrease in Native American student's perceived community worth. The fourth study involved Native American college students, and the images of Native American figures shown to college students decreased the number of ways in which they envisioned themselves achieving in the future. Fryberg's study suggests Native American mascot imagery is harmful to Native American students because it portrays them in limited and simplistic ways, resulting in Native American students also seeing themselves more simplistically. In 2011, Fryberg testified before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the effects of stereotypical mascots on Native American students. In 2019, Fryberg - along with authors Arianne Eason, Laura Brady, Nadia Jessop, and Julisa Lopez at the University of Michigan and The University of California, Berkeley - published a study to the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science aiming to gain insight into Native Americans attitudes towards Native mascots. This study found that for the most part, Native Americans oppose Native mascots, with half of the participants stating that