Why Is It Difficult to Evaluate the Long-Term Benefits of the Head

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to evaluate the long-term benefits of the Head Start program in a scientific way?

• A)because it is not representative of the entire American population
• B)because it is funded at public expense
• C)because it is difficult to keep track of the children who were involved with it
• D)because it was not set up as an experiment

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Definitions:

Visual-Form Agnosia

A brain disorder where the person cannot identify objects even though their vision is intact.

Optic Nerve

A paired nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

A part of the thalamus in the brain responsible for processing and relaying visual information from the retina to the visual cortex.

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres, facilitating inter-hemispheric communication.