Research by Sweet and Applebaum found that when families participated in programs with home visitation
a. children demonstrated better socioemotional outcomes, but cognitive outcomes were not affected.
b. children demonstrated better cognitive and socioemotional outcomes.
c. children demonstrated better cognitive outcomes, but socioemotional outcomes were not affected.
d. no differences in child outcomes were noted.
ANS: B
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b. alpha
c. the alternative hypothesis
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