The Large-Scale Study of the Effects of Childcare That Was

question 56

Multiple Choice

The large-scale study of the effects of childcare that was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Development demonstrated which finding about the effects of amount of childcare on the social behavior of children from working- and middle-class families?

• A) The amount of childcare was not associated with children's social behavior.
• B) The risk of children exhibiting problem behaviors increased with more hours in childcare.
• C) Long hours spent in day care caused aggression and social withdrawal.
• D) Extensive time in childcare was more detrimental to children from very low-income, high-risk families.

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Definitions:

Efferent

Conducting away from a CNS structure.

Afferent

Conducting toward a central nervous system (CNS) structure.

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