As a Result of Reading Several Research Articles on the Long-Term

question 45

Multiple Choice

As a result of reading several research articles on the long-term effects of daycare, a state legislature passes a new law mandating that all daycare providers modify their practices to be in consistent with this research. This action reflects

• A) ​how research can affect social policy.
• B) ​the benefits of doing meta-analytic research.
• C) ​the importance of longitudinal studies.
• D) ​why correlational research is superior in some ways to experimental research.

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