Rene Spitz studied 91 physically and emotionally normal infants who were placed in orphanages because of unfortunate circumstances. A significant number of these children died because

a. their basic physical needs were not met.
b. they were malnourished.
c. they suffered emotional starvation due to lack of physical contact.
d. they contracted measles from one another due to crowded conditions.


c

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a. day care centers going bankrupt b. a lower standard of care at day care centers c. young children learning to value money more than anything else d. a greater number of good day care centers

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Congress, in the eyes of C. Wright Mills, is________

a. an unrecognized part of the power elite b. a formidable adversary in the formation of the power elite c. a rubber stamp for the interest of business d. an effective tool in monitoring the power elite

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Families in which one or more members are citizens and one or more are noncitizens are referred to as ________

a. illegal immigrants b. mixed-status families c. blended families d. asylees

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Which type of aggression was categorized by the intent to damage another person's self-esteem or social status, within a group?

a. indirect aggression b. social aggression p. 173 c. relational aggression d. physical aggression

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