Jackson et al.'s (2006) research on the digital divide showed that when a computer and free Internet access were placed in the home of educationally lagging, economically disadvantaged children, their academic achievement
a. further slumped due to too much time on the Internet.
b. remained unaffected by the presence of the computer.
c. in reading increased the more they logged on the Internet.
d. in math increased the more they logged on the internet.
C
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A. coping B. resilience C. compensation D. adaptation
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a. conventional c. postconventional b. preconventional d. unconventional
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A. higher cognitive functioning. B. better physical fitness. C. better peer relations in high school. D. increases in anxiety levels.
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A. humanism B. Gestalt C. functionalism D. behaviorism