Research Conducted in Europe as Well as the United States

question 109

Multiple Choice

Research conducted in Europe as well as the United States indicates that the intellectual development of children in high-quality child-care centers is:

• A) generally not as good as that of children raised at home by their parents.
• B) almost always better than that of children raised at home by their parents.
• C) at least as good as that of children raised at home by their parents.
• D) not as good for children of low-income parents but better for children of higher-income parents, compared to that of children raised at home by their parents.

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Definitions:

Fight-or-Flight Response

A bodily response triggered by a recognized threat, harmful occurrence, or a challenge to one's survival.

Everyday Annoyances

Minor irritations or frustrations that occur in daily life.

Life-Change Unit

A measurement used in assessing stress levels, quantifying the stress of different life events in terms of their impact on an individual's health.

Fight-or-Flight Response

A physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.