Findings from the NICHD Study of the Effects of Early

question 10

Multiple Choice

Findings from the NICHD study of the effects of early childcare indicate

• A) the impact on children of poverty is low.
• B) the impact on children who have been in church-operated centers is high.
• C) quality childcare was a more important predictor of cognitive development than family variables.
• D) family variables were more important predictors of cognitive development than quality of childcare.

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Definitions:

Compensating Differentials

Wage differences across jobs that reflect the desirable or undesirable aspects of different jobs, aiming to compensate workers for job attributes like risk or undesirable hours.

Worker Turnover

The rate at which employees leave a workforce and are replaced, indicating the level of workforce stability or instability within an organization.

Marginal Productivity

The additional output that is produced by using one more unit of a factor, keeping all other factors constant.

Income Distribution

The way in which a nation's total earnings are spread among its population, which can range from equal to highly unequal.