Members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because __________.
A. they perceive that school success is relatively unimportant to future workplace success because discrimination will hamper advancement
B. they are at a genetic disadvantage compared to members of other groups
C. they lack the social, interpersonal, and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education
D. they have a greater number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment
Answer: A
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a. anal stage b. phallic stage c. genital stage d. oral stage
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