Compared to control groups, longitudinal studies of the effectiveness of Head Start have shown that Head Start students
a. showed more learning disabilities.
b. showed modest cognitive gains.
c. showed large cognitive gains.
d. had lowered occupational aspirations while in high school.
ANSWER: b
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