The text discusses a study in which African American families in poor neighborhoods were given a chance to move to a better neighborhood
In comparison to children whose families moved instead to another poor neighborhood, the children in families who moved to a better neighborhood:
a. were more likely to have poorer attendance
b. were more likely to get into more "race-based" school fights
c. were more likely to have difficulty in forming a secure ethnic identity
d. had higher achievement test scores
d
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A. habituation B. sensitization C. dishabituation D. behavioral contrast
The overriding factor in positive adjustment following divorce is
A) shielding the child from family conflict and using authoritative child rearing. B) children's cognitive and social maturity. C) children's relationships with extended family, teachers, and friends. D) court-mandated counseling for parents and children.
An understanding of death is based in part on the concept of __________, in which all living functions cease at death
A) permanence B) inevitability C) cessation D) applicability
A mental set is most likely to inhibit:
a. confirmation bias. b. overconfidence. c. creativity. d. belief perseverance