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Discuss the Developmental Risks and Benefits of Adoption

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Discuss the developmental risks and benefits of adoption. What have recent meta-analytic studies
told us about the outcome for adoptees? What are common risk factors?


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Independent Variable

An independent variable is a variable that is manipulated in an experiment to see if it causes a change in another variable.

Multiple Regression Model

A statistical method that explains the relationship between one dependent variable and two or more independent variables.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is expected to change in response to changes in another variable (the independent variable).

Holding Constant

Holding constant is a method used in analysis where certain variables are kept unchanged in order to isolate the effects of other variables.

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