Texas's 2010 Poverty Rate Was the __________ Highest in the Nation

question 54

Multiple Choice

Texas's 2010 poverty rate was the __________ highest in the nation at 17.9 percent.

• A) fourth
• B) ninth
• C) seventh
• D) third

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Definitions:

Cognitive Psychologist

A professional who studies mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem-solving, creativity, and thinking."

Information Processing

Describes the manner in which individuals encode, store, and retrieve information, based on theories comparing the mind to a computer.

Clinicians

Medical professionals who work directly with patients in diagnosing and treating illness, rather than conducting research or working on policy.

Psychology

The examination of human mental processes and their roles, especially in regards to how they determine behavior in certain environments.