You Are Designing a Study on How Neighborhoods Affect Adolescent

question 35

Multiple Choice

You are designing a study on how neighborhoods affect adolescent development. Based on your knowledge of this topic, which of the following do you anticipate?

• A) It will be difficult to determine which outcomes can be traced to the impact of the neighborhood and which are due to other factors, such as level of parental involvement.
• B) There will most likely be a direct correlation between each neighborhood's average income and its rate of delinquency, with the wealthiest areas having the lowest rates of delinquency.
• C) There will likely be a direct correlation between available resources and adults' view of teenagers, with adults in the richest areas having the lowest opinions of teenagers.
• D) It will be difficult to determine whether any outcomes can be traced to the impact of the neighborhood, since most neighborhoods have similar resources available.

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