Your Authors Give Several Examples of How Research in Human

question 41

Multiple Choice

Your authors give several examples of how research in human development has shaped social policies in the United States of America. Which of the following is not one of those examples?

• A) examination of the disappearance of a need for many commonly administered vaccinations for newborns
• B) the elimination of a mandatory retirement age
• C) the Americans with Disabilities Act
• D) methods for determining whether an adolescent offender should be tried as a juvenile or an adult

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