One Reason That Poverty Adversely Affects the Behavior and Development

question 50

Multiple Choice

One reason that poverty adversely affects the behavior and development of adolescents is that

• A) social problems are contagious and can spread from one adolescent to another.
• B) poverty in neighborhoods reduces levels of social isolation.
• C) adolescents growing up in poverty are more likely to be exposed to religious rituals.
• D) good parenting is less impactful in poor neighborhoods.

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Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a set of data.

Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, dividing the dataset into two halves.

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Mean

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