Research has shown that one important source of engagement with schoolwork in high school is __________.
A. presentation of material that adolescents find easy
B. an emphasis on high achievement and competition in the classroom
C. perception by students that their teachers are caring and supportive
D. requiring students to engage in memorization of facts rather than critical thinking and application of facts to real-world problems
Answer: C
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a. people with mental illness were moved from mental hospitals to jails b. traninstituionalization occurred. c. people with mental illness were moved from mental hospitals to nursing homes. d. all of the above
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